Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Saudi Arabia

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 97.84%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.16 pp.

2024 97.84% −1.06 pp vs 2023
World rank 177of 196
Period maximum 100%2000
Period minimum 97.84%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Saudi Arabia, 2000–20249798991002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 100%2001: 100%2002: 100%2003: 100%2004: 100%2005: 100%2006: 100%2007: 100%2008: 100%2009: 100%2010: 100%2011: 100%2012: 99.99%2013: 99.99%2014: 99.99%2015: 99.98%2016: 99.99%2017: 99.98%2018: 99.96%2019: 99.94%2020: 99.76%2021: 99.75%2022: 99.51%2023: 98.9%2024: 97.84%
Change over the period: −2.16 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 97.84%
World computed 59.17%
Middle East & North Africa computed 91.76%
Western Asia computed 82.44%
High-income countries computed 53.15%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.84 −1.06 pp
2023 98.9 −0.61 pp
2022 99.51 −0.24 pp
2021 99.75 −0.01 pp
2020 99.76 −0.18 pp
2019 99.94 −0.02 pp
2018 99.96 −0.02 pp
2017 99.98 −0.01 pp
2016 99.99 +0.01 pp
2015 99.98 −0.01 pp
2014 99.99 +0 pp
2013 99.99 +0 pp
2012 99.99 −0.01 pp
2011 100 +0 pp
2010 100 +0 pp
2009 100 +0 pp
2008 100 +0 pp
2007 100 +0 pp
2006 100 +0 pp
2005 100 +0 pp
2004 100 +0 pp
2003 100 +0 pp
2002 100 +0 pp
2001 100 +0 pp
2000 100

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

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