Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — United Arab Emirates

Oil share of electricity in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 0.54%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.1 pp.

2023 0.54% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 38of 136
Period maximum 5.22%1997
Period minimum 0.54%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — United Arab Emirates, 1990–202302461990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4.64%1991: 4.63%1992: 4.63%1993: 4.63%1994: 4.63%1995: 3.84%1996: 4.19%1997: 5.22%1998: 4.38%1999: 4.05%2000: 3.82%2001: 3.55%2002: 3.6%2003: 3.77%2004: 3.65%2005: 3.33%2006: 3.18%2007: 2.81%2008: 2.86%2009: 2.61%2010: 2.4%2011: 2.19%2012: 2.08%2013: 1.97%2014: 1.97%2015: 1.94%2016: 1.92%2017: 1.79%2018: 0.7%2019: 0.58%2020: 0.55%2021: 0.55%2022: 0.55%2023: 0.54%
Change over the period: −4.1 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

United Arab Emirates 0.54%
World 2.51%
Western Asia computed 21.76%
Oil share of electricity — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.54 −0.01 pp
2022 0.55 −0 pp
2021 0.55 +0 pp
2020 0.55 −0.03 pp
2019 0.58 −0.12 pp
2018 0.7 −1.09 pp
2017 1.79 −0.14 pp
2016 1.92 −0.02 pp
2015 1.94 −0.03 pp
2014 1.97 +0 pp
2013 1.97 −0.11 pp
2012 2.08 −0.11 pp
2011 2.19 −0.22 pp
2010 2.4 −0.21 pp
2009 2.61 −0.24 pp
2008 2.86 +0.04 pp
2007 2.81 −0.36 pp
2006 3.18 −0.16 pp
2005 3.33 −0.31 pp
2004 3.65 −0.13 pp
2003 3.77 +0.17 pp
2002 3.6 +0.05 pp
2001 3.55 −0.27 pp
2000 3.82 −0.24 pp
1999 4.05 −0.32 pp
1998 4.38 −0.84 pp
1997 5.22 +1.03 pp
1996 4.19 +0.35 pp
1995 3.84 −0.8 pp
1994 4.63 +0 pp
1993 4.63 +0.01 pp
1992 4.63 +0 pp
1991 4.63 −0.01 pp
1990 4.64

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.