Renewable energy share in United Arab Emirates

Renewable sources provided 1.0% of final energy consumption in United Arab Emirates in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
United Arab Emirates, 2021 1.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 +0.1percentage points 2020: 0.9%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as United Arab Emirates (2021).
Position in 2021 191st of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in United Arab Emirates over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2021 1.0% –
2020 0.9% 19.7%
2019 0.7% 18.6%
2018 0.3% 18.1%
2017 0.2% 17.9%
2016 0.1% 17.6%
2015 0.1% 17.4%
2014 0.1% 17.3%
2013 0.1% 17.2%
2012 0.1% 16.9%
2011 0.1% 16.7%
2010 0.1% 16.7%
2009 0.1% 17.1%
2008 0.1% 16.7%
2007 0.1% 16.5%
2006 0.1% 16.7%
2005 0.1% 16.6%
2004 0.1% 16.8%
2003 0.1% 17.1%
2002 0.1% 17.2%
2001 0.1% 17.2%
2000 0.1% 17.5%
1999 0.1% 17.9%
1998 0.1% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 0.9% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 0.1%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, United Arab Emirates has the 191st highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for United Arab Emirates
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7