Renewable energy consumption in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Renewable energy consumption was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.1%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
204th
of 224 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1992
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2015

00.050.10.150.21990200220151990: 0 % in TFEC1991: 0 % in TFEC1992: 0.188 % in TFEC1993: 0.15 % in TFEC1994: 0.12 % in TFEC1995: 0.113 % in TFEC1996: 0.08 % in TFEC1997: 0.076 % in TFEC1998: 0.072 % in TFEC1999: 0.072 % in TFEC2000: 0.076 % in TFEC2001: 0.065 % in TFEC2002: 0.067 % in TFEC2003: 0.066 % in TFEC2004: 0.101 % in TFEC2005: 0.105 % in TFEC2006: 0.118 % in TFEC2007: 0.115 % in TFEC2008: 0.11 % in TFEC2009: 0.106 % in TFEC2010: 0.108 % in TFEC2011: 0.108 % in TFEC2012: 0.105 % in TFEC2013: 0.112 % in TFEC2014: 0.146 % in TFEC2015: 0.137 % in TFEC

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.

That places United Arab Emirates 204th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 201 Syria 0.5% compare
  2. 202 Curacao 0.3% compare
  3. 203 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  4. 205 Anguilla 0.1% compare
  5. 206 Nauru 0.1% compare
  6. 207 Algeria 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 225 places →

More reference data data for United Arab Emirates

All data for United Arab Emirates →

Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in United Arab Emirates?
Renewable energy consumption in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for renewable energy consumption?
United Arab Emirates ranks 204th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit
% in TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,737 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption