Electricity generation from gas per person in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity generation from gas per person was 10,974 kilowatt-hours in 2024. β² Rising
Electricity generation from gas per person in United Arab Emirates, 1985β2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from gas per person in United Arab Emirates is 10,974 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from gas per person in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14,650 kilowatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,582 kilowatt-hours, in 1991.
That places United Arab Emirates 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,759 kilowatt-hours | 8,675 kilowatt-hours | 8,842 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 9,933 kilowatt-hours | 8,582 kilowatt-hours | 11,366 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,352 kilowatt-hours | 11,432 kilowatt-hours | 14,003 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,187 kilowatt-hours | 13,538 kilowatt-hours | 14,650 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,299 kilowatt-hours | 10,974 kilowatt-hours | 13,734 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 Bahrain, Kingdom of 23,552 kilowatt-hours compare
- 1 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 1 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 1 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 1 St. Helena 0 kilowatt-hours compare
- 2 Qatar 17,298 kilowatt-hours compare
- 3 Kuwait 11,410 kilowatt-hours compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 9,509 kilowatt-hours compare
- 6 Singapore 9,336 kilowatt-hours compare
- 7 Oman 8,834 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 3.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from gas per person in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity generation from gas per person in United Arab Emirates was 10,974 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14,650 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from gas per person recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,582 kilowatt-hours in 1991.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity generation from gas per person?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from gas per person rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from gas per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.