Electricity demand per person in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity demand per person was 16,053 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in United Arab Emirates is 16,053 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in United Arab Emirates peaked at 16,053 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,432 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,352 kilowatt-hours | 11,432 kilowatt-hours | 14,003 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,263 kilowatt-hours | 13,541 kilowatt-hours | 14,762 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,345 kilowatt-hours | 14,529 kilowatt-hours | 16,053 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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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)
- Fuel exports 68.2% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 51.38 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity demand per person in United Arab Emirates was 16,053 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 16,053 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,432 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity demand per person?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.