Electricity consumption per capita — all countries

Electricity consumption per capita — United Arab Emirates

Electricity consumption per capita in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 16.05 MWh. Ranked 6 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 40.4%.

2024 16.05 MWh +2.03% vs 2023
World rank 6of 196
Period maximum 16.05 MWh2024
Period minimum 11.43 MWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · megawatt-hours per capita

Electricity consumption per capita — United Arab Emirates, 2000–202410121416182000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 11.43 MWh2001: 11.59 MWh2002: 11.84 MWh2003: 11.8 MWh2004: 11.83 MWh2005: 13.01 MWh2006: 12.47 MWh2007: 14 MWh2008: 12.77 MWh2009: 12.78 MWh2010: 13.54 MWh2011: 13.77 MWh2012: 14.16 MWh2013: 14.04 MWh2014: 14.15 MWh2015: 14.68 MWh2016: 14.42 MWh2017: 14.56 MWh2018: 14.55 MWh2019: 14.76 MWh2020: 14.53 MWh2021: 15.25 MWh2022: 15.16 MWh2023: 15.73 MWh2024: 16.05 MWh
Change over the period: +4.62 (+40.42%) Average annual rate: 1.42 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 16.05 MWh
World computed 3.77 MWh
Middle East & North Africa computed 3.89 MWh
Western Asia computed 5.08 MWh
High-income countries computed 9.16 MWh
Electricity consumption per capita — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year MWh Change Change, %
2024 16.05 +0.32 +2.03%
2023 15.73 +0.57 +3.76%
2022 15.16 −0.09 −0.59%
2021 15.25 +0.72 +4.96%
2020 14.53 −0.23 −1.56%
2019 14.76 +0.21 +1.44%
2018 14.55 −0.01 −0.07%
2017 14.56 +0.14 +0.97%
2016 14.42 −0.26 −1.77%
2015 14.68 +0.53 +3.75%
2014 14.15 +0.11 +0.78%
2013 14.04 −0.12 −0.85%
2012 14.16 +0.39 +2.83%
2011 13.77 +0.23 +1.7%
2010 13.54 +0.76 +5.95%
2009 12.78 +0.01 +0.08%
2008 12.77 −1.23 −8.79%
2007 14 +1.53 +12.27%
2006 12.47 −0.54 −4.15%
2005 13.01 +1.18 +9.97%
2004 11.83 +0.03 +0.25%
2003 11.8 −0.04 −0.34%
2002 11.84 +0.25 +2.16%
2001 11.59 +0.16 +1.4%
2000 11.43

About the indicator

Electricity consumption per resident, in megawatt-hours a year. One of the most telling indicators of living standards and of the structure of an economy: the gap between the extreme countries is more than two hundredfold. But it has to be read with climate and industry in mind — the top of the list holds not only rich countries but also Iceland and Norway with their aluminum smelters running on cheap hydropower, and the Gulf states, where more goes on air conditioning than on heating in Europe.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry, and not on households alone. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.