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

Maldives
0.0253 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0195 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
14th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0253 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0195 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Maldives ranks 14th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0029 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0032 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0065 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0034 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0111 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.01 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.0212 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0052 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.0221 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0178 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0043 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?
Maldives, at 0.0253 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0195 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
0.0058 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 14th 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.