Greece vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity generation from solar
Greece
12.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
15.21 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Greece rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
22nd
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Greece
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 15.21 terawatt-hours against 12.92 terawatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 2.29 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Greece ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.006 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.005 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 0.669 terawatt-hours | 2.33 terawatt-hours | Greece |
| 2020s | 7.4 terawatt-hours | 9.76 terawatt-hours | 2.36 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Greece or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 15.21 terawatt-hours against 12.92 terawatt-hours in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Greece and United Arab Emirates?
- 2.29 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Greece and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Greece ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.