United Arab Emirates
Exports LNG from Das Island, inside the Persian Gulf.
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
184.4 TWh- Coal generation · #84 of 203 0 0%
- Other fossil generation · #85 of 205 0.7 0.4%
- Gas generation · #13 of 202 125.5 68%
- Nuclear generation · #12 of 200 39.1 21.2%
- Hydro generation · #152 of 204 0 0%
- Solar generation · #21 of 205 18.2 9.9%
- Bioenergy generation · #51 of 205 0.8 0.4%
- Wind generation · #79 of 203 0.2 0.1%
- Other renewables generation — —
Since 1985
Table · 41 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0.7 | 125.5 | 39.1 | 0 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | — | 184.4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.6 | 124.3 | 39 | 0 | 14.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | 179.3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.1 | 119.7 | 33.1 | 0 | 14.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 167.5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 | 20.6 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 155.4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 129.7 | 10.1 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 149.1 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 0 | 129.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 137.3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 134.8 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 138.5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 134.8 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 136 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 133.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 134.6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 129.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 129.6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 127.4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 116.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 116.5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 109.9 | — | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 110 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 106.2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 106.2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 99.1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 93.9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 93.9 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 85.7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 80.5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 80.5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 78.8 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 78.8 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 62.4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 62.4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 60.7 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 60.7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 52.4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 52.4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 49.4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49.5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 46.9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 46.9 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 43.2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 39.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39.9 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37.1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 33.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33.4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28.5 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 26.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26.6 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23.7 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21.7 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18.7 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17.2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17.1 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15.6 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14.8 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13.7 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12.8 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12.2 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0 GW2025 · #108 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0 GW2025 · #73 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand184.4 TWh2025 · #26 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports0 TWh2025 · #81 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity0 GW2025 · #116 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity0 GW2025 · #139 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity0 GW2025 · #32 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity0 GW2025 · #162 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions86.6 MtCO2e2025 · #25 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity469.7 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #102 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity0 GW2025 · #166 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity0 GW2025 · #191 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation184.4 TWh2025 · #26 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity0 GW2025 · #97 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11