Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Australia
0.2%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
39th
United Arab Emirates rank
37th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 37th of 80 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 9.3% | 2.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 36.3% | 32.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 25.4% | 25.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 4.2% | 3.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 2.3% | 1.6% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, 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 percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Australia ranks 39th and United Arab Emirates ranks 37th of 80 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.