Energy intensity level of primary energy in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Energy intensity level of primary energy in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP for energy intensity level of primary energy in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in United Arab Emirates peaked at 5.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Energy intensity level of primary energy in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | — |
| 2001 | 5.67 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 5.47 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.95 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 4.46 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 4.52 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.51 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.17 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 5.84 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 5.36 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 4.99 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 5.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.17 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.64 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 5.82 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 4.94 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.24 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | +3.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.03 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 1.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.96 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 4.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.84 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 4.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 56 Nepal 5.63 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 57 Algeria 5.61 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.53 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 60 Samoa 5.4 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 5.29 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP compare
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ 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 energy intensity level of primary energy in United Arab Emirates?
- Energy intensity level of primary energy in United Arab Emirates was 5.48 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2021, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.13 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.