Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Renewable energy
Ireland
3.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.28 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
43rd
United Arab Emirates rank
46th
Renewable energy over time
- Ireland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.24 terawatt-hours against 2.28 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Ireland ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0861 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0861 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4185 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4185 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.73 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.95 terawatt-hours | 0.7887 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Ireland or United Arab Emirates?
- Ireland, at 3.24 terawatt-hours against 2.28 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Ireland and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.96 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 renewable energy?
- Ireland ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Renewable energy. 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.