Norway vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from solar and wind
Norway
15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
18.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
34th
United Arab Emirates rank
33rd
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Norway
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 18.43 terawatt-hours against 15 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 3.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Norway ranks 34th and United Arab Emirates ranks 33rd of 111 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | 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 | 0.0082 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0082 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4584 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.4577 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 0.6677 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 13.62 terawatt-hours | 11.13 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Norway or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 18.43 terawatt-hours against 15 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Norway and United Arab Emirates?
- 3.43 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Norway ranks 34th 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.