Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 81.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 81.8% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2022.
That places United Arab Emirates 77th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -8.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 81.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 81.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.3%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 81.8% | 94.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in United Arab Emirates was 81.8% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 77th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.