Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity generation from solar per person
Netherlands
1,553 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1,379 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Netherlands rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,553 kilowatt-hours against 1,379 kilowatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 174 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0627 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0.0627 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.82 kilowatt-hours | 0.1491 kilowatt-hours | 1.67 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 89.36 kilowatt-hours | 72.74 kilowatt-hours | 16.62 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 866.92 kilowatt-hours | 934.97 kilowatt-hours | 68.05 kilowatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
- Netherlands, at 1,553 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 Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 174 kilowatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd 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.