United Arab Emirates: Energy use per capita

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 United Arab Emirates

Energy use per capita

 Latest value 7,975.79
 Year 2014
 Measure kilograms of oil equivalent
 Data availability 1971 - 2014
 Average 8,555.26
 Min - Max 2,678.88 - 11,694.92
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2014 is 7975.79 kilograms of oil equivalent, a decline from 7992.44 kilograms of oil equivalent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 2619.80 kilograms of oil equivalent, based on data from 132 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 1971 to 2014 is 8555.26 kilograms of oil equivalent. The minimum value, 2678.88 kilograms of oil equivalent, was reached in 1972 while the maximum of 11694.92 kilograms of oil equivalent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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United Arab Emirates - Energy use per capita - Recent values chart

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United Arab Emirates - Energy use per capita - historical chart - 1971-2014




The energy use per capita in the United Arab Emirates includes all types of energy sources, from domestic production and imports. For easy comparison, the energy is expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent.
Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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 Gasoline prices 0.49 2016 dollars
 Diesel prices 0.52 2016 dollars
 Energy use per capita 7,975.79 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Share of clean energy 1.00 2021 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 125.98 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 296.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 188,089 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 20.25 2020 metric tons
 Greenhouse gas emissions 249,928 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 GDP per unit of energy 9.75 2014 GDP per kg of oil equivalent
 Energy imports -183.84 2014 percent
 Natural resources income 17.63 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 15.67 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 1.96 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 100.00 2022 percent
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