Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from solar and wind
Ireland
13.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
18.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
36th
United Arab Emirates rank
33rd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Ireland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 18.43 terawatt-hours against 13.73 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 4.7 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Ireland ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.08 terawatt-hours | 0.6677 terawatt-hours | 5.41 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 12.06 terawatt-hours | 11.13 terawatt-hours | 0.9284 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 18.43 terawatt-hours against 13.73 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
- 4.7 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Ireland ranks 36th and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.