Electricity consumption per capita — all countries

Electricity consumption per capita — Saudi Arabia

Electricity consumption per capita in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 13.39 MWh. Ranked 10 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 56.2%.

2024 13.39 MWh +3.8% vs 2023
World rank 10of 196
Period maximum 13.39 MWh2024
Period minimum 8.57 MWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · megawatt-hours per capita

Electricity consumption per capita — Saudi Arabia, 2000–202481012142000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 8.57 MWh2001: 8.57 MWh2002: 8.65 MWh2003: 8.87 MWh2004: 8.82 MWh2005: 9.29 MWh2006: 9.15 MWh2007: 9.14 MWh2008: 8.77 MWh2009: 8.97 MWh2010: 9.89 MWh2011: 9.92 MWh2012: 10.41 MWh2013: 10.51 MWh2014: 11.32 MWh2015: 11.7 MWh2016: 11.62 MWh2017: 12.83 MWh2018: 12.34 MWh2019: 12.43 MWh2020: 12.28 MWh2021: 12.54 MWh2022: 12.74 MWh2023: 12.9 MWh2024: 13.39 MWh
Change over the period: +4.82 (+56.24%) Average annual rate: 1.88 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 13.39 MWh
World computed 3.77 MWh
Middle East & North Africa computed 3.89 MWh
Western Asia computed 5.08 MWh
High-income countries computed 9.16 MWh
Electricity consumption per capita — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year MWh Change Change, %
2024 13.39 +0.49 +3.8%
2023 12.9 +0.16 +1.26%
2022 12.74 +0.2 +1.59%
2021 12.54 +0.26 +2.12%
2020 12.28 −0.15 −1.21%
2019 12.43 +0.09 +0.73%
2018 12.34 −0.49 −3.82%
2017 12.83 +1.21 +10.41%
2016 11.62 −0.08 −0.68%
2015 11.7 +0.38 +3.36%
2014 11.32 +0.81 +7.71%
2013 10.51 +0.1 +0.96%
2012 10.41 +0.49 +4.94%
2011 9.92 +0.03 +0.3%
2010 9.89 +0.92 +10.26%
2009 8.97 +0.2 +2.28%
2008 8.77 −0.37 −4.05%
2007 9.14 −0.01 −0.11%
2006 9.15 −0.14 −1.51%
2005 9.29 +0.47 +5.33%
2004 8.82 −0.05 −0.56%
2003 8.87 +0.22 +2.54%
2002 8.65 +0.08 +0.93%
2001 8.57 +0 +0%
2000 8.57

About the indicator

Electricity consumption per resident, in megawatt-hours a year. One of the most telling indicators of living standards and of the structure of an economy: the gap between the extreme countries is more than two hundredfold. But it has to be read with climate and industry in mind — the top of the list holds not only rich countries but also Iceland and Norway with their aluminum smelters running on cheap hydropower, and the Gulf states, where more goes on air conditioning than on heating in Europe.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry, and not on households alone. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.