Greece vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from renewables

Greece
29.56 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
20.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
45th
United Arab Emirates rank
48th

Primary energy from renewables over time

  • Greece
  • United Arab Emirates
0102030196519952025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 29.56 terawatt-hours against 20.71 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 8.85 terawatt-hours.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 48th of 77 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 1.52 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 1.52 terawatt-hours Greece
1970s 2.49 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 2.49 terawatt-hours Greece
1980s 2.87 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 2.87 terawatt-hours Greece
1990s 3.25 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 3.25 terawatt-hours Greece
2000s 6.08 terawatt-hours 0.0006 terawatt-hours 6.08 terawatt-hours Greece
2010s 15.38 terawatt-hours 0.6677 terawatt-hours 14.71 terawatt-hours Greece
2020s 26.82 terawatt-hours 11.92 terawatt-hours 14.9 terawatt-hours Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Greece or United Arab Emirates?
Greece, at 29.56 terawatt-hours against 20.71 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Greece and United Arab Emirates?
8.85 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Greece and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
Greece ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 48th of 77 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 renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.