Indonesia vs United Arab Emirates: Primary energy use by source
Indonesia
0.4657 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.2214 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Indonesia rank
54th
United Arab Emirates rank
57th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Indonesia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.4657 terawatt-hours against 0.2214 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.2443 terawatt-hours.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Indonesia ranks 54th and United Arab Emirates ranks 57th of 79 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.0696 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.069 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.447 terawatt-hours | 0.0926 terawatt-hours | 0.3544 terawatt-hours | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Indonesia or United Arab Emirates?
- Indonesia, at 0.4657 terawatt-hours against 0.2214 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Indonesia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.2443 terawatt-hours, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Indonesia ranks 54th and United Arab Emirates ranks 57th of 79 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 use by source. 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.