Brunei vs United Arab Emirates: Gas consumption per person
Brunei
91,071 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
62,217 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Gas consumption per person over time
- Brunei
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 91,071 kilowatt-hours per person against 62,217 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 28,854 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89,689 kilowatt-hours per person | 68,119 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,570 kilowatt-hours per person | Brunei |
| 1990s | 38,074 kilowatt-hours per person | 94,630 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,556 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 75,426 kilowatt-hours per person | 87,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,974 kilowatt-hours per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 87,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 78,269 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,153 kilowatt-hours per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 92,964 kilowatt-hours per person | 65,197 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,767 kilowatt-hours per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption per person, Brunei or United Arab Emirates?
- Brunei, at 91,071 kilowatt-hours per person against 62,217 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gas consumption per person between Brunei and United Arab Emirates?
- 28,854 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United Arab Emirates?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and United Arab Emirates rank globally for gas consumption per person?
- Brunei ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.