Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit was 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24,311.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 94th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | +136.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | +248.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 kWh per US$ of GDP | +243.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 kWh per US$ of GDP | +120.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 kWh per US$ of GDP | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 kWh per US$ of GDP | +208.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 kWh per US$ of GDP | +72.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0209 kWh per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0092 kWh per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2023)
- Gas production 586.29 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 51,674 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 586.29 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 51,674 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in United Arab Emirates was 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 94th out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24,311.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.