Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy from renewables
Ireland
22.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
20.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
48th
United Arab Emirates rank
50th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Ireland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 22.17 terawatt-hours against 20.71 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.46 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 50th of 80 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 | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9156 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.9156 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 2.57 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9.94 terawatt-hours | 0.6677 terawatt-hours | 9.27 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 18.87 terawatt-hours | 11.92 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
- Ireland, at 22.17 terawatt-hours against 20.71 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.46 terawatt-hours, with Ireland 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 renewables?
- Ireland ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 50th of 80 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.