Barbados vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy use, per square kilometre

Barbados
0.0156 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0195 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
18th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0195 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0156 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0112 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0083 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 0.0134 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0069 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 0.0168 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.01 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0068 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Barbados
2010s 0.0165 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 0.0139 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Barbados or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0195 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0156 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Barbados and United Arab Emirates?
0.0039 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Barbados and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,376 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.