UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TABLE 1: POPULATION INFORMATION
Average annual growth rate (%) | |||||||||
Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
Population (millions)(1) | 4,148,883 | 4,875,639 | 5,797,347 | 6,798,635 | 7,718,319 | 8,441,537 | 8,925,096 | 9,205,651 | 5.3 from 1995-2005 6.3% in 2009 7.1 from 1990-2010(2) |
Population density (inhabitants/kmē)(3) | 49.6 | 58.3 | 69.3 | 81.3 | 92.3 | 101.0 | 106.8 | ||
Urban Population as % of total(4) | 82.3 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 3.4 in 2012(5) |
Area (1000 kmē) | 83.6 |
TABLE 2: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
Average annual growth rate (%) | ||||||||
2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||
GDP (millions of current US$)(9) | 103,311 | 124,346 | 180,617 | 258,150 | 270,334 | 297,648 | 360,245 | 5.95 from 2000-2011(10) |
GDP (millions of constant 2005 US$)(11) | 141,064 | 46,661 | 43,534 | 35,342 | 26,979 | 25,021 | 24,825 | |
GDP per capita (PPP* US$/capita)(12) | 61,547 | 66,166 | 65,573 | 56,544 | 44,506 | 41,828 | 42,384 | |
GDP per capita (current US$)(13) | 32,985 | 36,906 | 43,534 | 44,529 | 35,025 | 35,260 | 40,363 | -4.9 from 1970-1990 0.5 from 1990-2010(14) |
TABLE 3: ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Estimated available energy sources | ||||||
Fossil Fuels | Nuclear | Renewables | ||||
Solid | Liquid | Gas | Uranium | Hydro | Other Renewable |
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Total amount in specific units* | 0 coal(15) | Oil 98 billion barrels(16) | 212 trillion cubic feet (tcf)(17) | 641Km3 (Abu Dhabi)(18) | 100 Mw solar capacity from SHAMS | |
Total amount in Exajoule (EJ) |
TABLE 6: ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | |
Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) Primary energy use (before transformation to other end-use fuels) in kilograms of oil equivalent, per capita(19) | 3,809 | 7,126 | 11,306 | 11,217 | 10,420 | 8,963 |
7,819 | 7,360 |
Electricity consumption per capita (kW.h/capita)(20) | 710 | 5780 | 8330 | 11890 | 13,560 | 12,168 | 9,998 | 9,827 |
Electricity production/Energy production (%) | ||||||||
Nuclear/Total electricity (%) | 0 |
TABLE 5: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2012
Reactor Unit | Type | Net Capacity [MW(e)] |
Status | Operator | Reactor Supplier |
Construction Date |
First Criticality Date |
First Grid Date |
Commercial Date |
Shutdown Date |
UCF for 2012 |
BARAKAH 1 | PWR | 1345 | Under Construction | ENEC | KEPCO | 2012-07-18 | |||||
BARAKAH 2 | PWR | 1345 | Under Construction | ENEC | KEPCO | 2013-05-28 |
Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System |
TABLE 8: PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
Station/Project Name | Type | Capacity | Expected Construction Start Year | Expected Commercial Year |
Barakah 3 | APR-1400, Generation III nuclear power plant | 1400-MW civil | 2019 | |
Barakah 4 | APR-1400, Generation III nuclear power plant | 1400-MW civil | 2020 | |
TOTAL | 2800 MWe |