Which has higher renewable electricity, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 0.2% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable electricity between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Renewable electricity

Saudi Arabia

0.0%

in 2015

United Arab Emirates

0.2%

in 2015

Saudi Arabia rank

193rd

United Arab Emirates rank

190th

Renewable electricity over time

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.2% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 786.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 193rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 190th of 232 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
2010s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.2% against 0.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable electricity between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for renewable electricity?: Saudi Arabia ranks 193rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 190th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit: % in total electricity output
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants