Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy use
Australia
1,536 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1,460 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
United Arab Emirates rank
19th
Primary energy use over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,536 terawatt-hours against 1,460 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 76 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458.4 terawatt-hours | 4.22 terawatt-hours | 454.18 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 683.1 terawatt-hours | 31.12 terawatt-hours | 651.97 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 875.61 terawatt-hours | 202.43 terawatt-hours | 673.19 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 463.91 terawatt-hours | 651.75 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,384 terawatt-hours | 710.35 terawatt-hours | 673.73 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,526 terawatt-hours | 1,138 terawatt-hours | 388.11 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,511 terawatt-hours | 1,322 terawatt-hours | 189.21 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- Australia, at 1,536 terawatt-hours against 1,460 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 76 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.