Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 4.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 4.2% for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 18,494.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places United Arab Emirates 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 hydroelectric in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +162.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +250.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +236.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +124.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +58.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +198.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +43.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 2 |
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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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in United Arab Emirates was 4.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18,494.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.