Electricity production from natural gas sources in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 71.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from natural gas sources in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 71.1% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in United Arab Emirates peaked at 98.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2023.
United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.4% | — |
| 1991 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 71.1% | 93.8% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in United Arab Emirates was 71.1% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 20th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.