Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Australia
1.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
United Arab Emirates rank
29th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.67 terawatt-hours against 1.55 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.61 terawatt-hours | 0.0905 terawatt-hours | 15.52 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 9.96 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | -0.1769 terawatt-hours | 14.67 terawatt-hours | 14.85 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 7.2 terawatt-hours | 6.02 terawatt-hours | 1.18 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.8 terawatt-hours | 11.45 terawatt-hours | 6.65 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | 17 terawatt-hours | 7.02 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 11.57 terawatt-hours | 8.59 terawatt-hours | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 1.67 terawatt-hours against 1.55 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Australia ranks 30th and United Arab Emirates ranks 29th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.