Electricity production from oil sources in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity production from oil sources was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil sources in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in United Arab Emirates peaked at 5.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places United Arab Emirates 155th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -60.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
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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 production from oil sources in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity production from oil sources in United Arab Emirates was 0.5% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 155th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.