Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Switzerland
11.8 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
12.26 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Switzerland rank
13th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person against 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.46 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 7.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.75 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 14.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 15.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 16.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0001 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 14.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0726 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 12.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.1 kilowatt-hours per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 12.26 kilowatt-hours per person against 11.8 kilowatt-hours per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.