Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity generation from solar per person
Australia
2,079 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1,379 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2,079 kilowatt-hours against 1,379 kilowatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 700 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 1.11 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.87 kilowatt-hours | 0.1491 kilowatt-hours | 4.72 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 275.03 kilowatt-hours | 72.74 kilowatt-hours | 202.29 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,428 kilowatt-hours | 934.97 kilowatt-hours | 493.21 kilowatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- Australia, at 2,079 kilowatt-hours against 1,379 kilowatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 700 kilowatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Australia ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.