Electricity as a share of primary energy in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity as a share of primary energy was 12.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity as a share of primary energy in United Arab Emirates, 1985–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity as a share of primary energy in United Arab Emirates is 12.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity as a share of primary energy in United Arab Emirates peaked at 12.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1991.
United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Electricity as a share of primary energy in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.0% | — |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.6% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity as a share of primary energy in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity as a share of primary energy in United Arab Emirates was 12.6% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity as a share of primary energy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1991.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity as a share of primary energy?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity as a share of primary energy rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity as a share of primary energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.