Primary energy production — all countries

Primary energy production — Saudi Arabia

Primary energy production in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 26.946 quad Btu. Ranked 4 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 7,605.6%.

2024 26.946 quad Btu −3.61% vs 2023
World rank 4of 218
Period maximum 29.986 quad Btu2022
Period minimum 0.35 quad Btu1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy production — Saudi Arabia, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.35 quad Btu1981: 0.591 quad Btu1982: 0.45 quad Btu1983: 0.438 quad Btu1984: 10.815 quad Btu1985: 8.248 quad Btu1986: 11.838 quad Btu1987: 10.236 quad Btu1988: 12.395 quad Btu1989: 12.286 quad Btu1990: 15.78 quad Btu1991: 20.062 quad Btu1992: 20.319 quad Btu1993: 19.93 quad Btu1994: 19.914 quad Btu1995: 19.992 quad Btu1996: 20.125 quad Btu1997: 20.659 quad Btu1998: 20.778 quad Btu1999: 19.446 quad Btu2000: 20.718 quad Btu2001: 20.194 quad Btu2002: 19.724 quad Btu2003: 23.541 quad Btu2004: 24.078 quad Btu2005: 25.392 quad Btu2006: 25.142 quad Btu2007: 24.175 quad Btu2008: 26.254 quad Btu2009: 23.78 quad Btu2010: 23.335 quad Btu2011: 26.2 quad Btu2012: 27.42 quad Btu2013: 26.968 quad Btu2014: 27.165 quad Btu2015: 28.149 quad Btu2016: 29.163 quad Btu2017: 28.886 quad Btu2018: 29.635 quad Btu2019: 28.286 quad Btu2020: 27.032 quad Btu2021: 26.756 quad Btu2022: 29.986 quad Btu2023: 27.956 quad Btu2024: 26.946 quad Btu
Change over the period: +26.597 (+7,605.64%) Average annual rate: 10.38 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 26.946 quad Btu
World computed 605.908 quad Btu
Middle East & North Africa computed 104.468 quad Btu
Western Asia computed 75.814 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 303.022 quad Btu
Primary energy production — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 26.946 −1.01 −3.61%
2023 27.956 −2.029 −6.77%
2022 29.986 +3.23 +12.07%
2021 26.756 −0.276 −1.02%
2020 27.032 −1.254 −4.43%
2019 28.286 −1.349 −4.55%
2018 29.635 +0.749 +2.59%
2017 28.886 −0.277 −0.95%
2016 29.163 +1.014 +3.6%
2015 28.149 +0.984 +3.62%
2014 27.165 +0.198 +0.73%
2013 26.968 −0.453 −1.65%
2012 27.42 +1.22 +4.66%
2011 26.2 +2.865 +12.28%
2010 23.335 −0.445 −1.87%
2009 23.78 −2.474 −9.42%
2008 26.254 +2.079 +8.6%
2007 24.175 −0.967 −3.85%
2006 25.142 −0.249 −0.98%
2005 25.392 +1.314 +5.46%
2004 24.078 +0.537 +2.28%
2003 23.541 +3.816 +19.35%
2002 19.724 −0.47 −2.33%
2001 20.194 −0.524 −2.53%
2000 20.718 +1.272 +6.54%
1999 19.446 −1.332 −6.41%
1998 20.778 +0.119 +0.58%
1997 20.659 +0.534 +2.65%
1996 20.125 +0.133 +0.67%
1995 19.992 +0.077 +0.39%
1994 19.914 −0.016 −0.08%
1993 19.93 −0.389 −1.91%
1992 20.319 +0.257 +1.28%
1991 20.062 +4.281 +27.13%
1990 15.78 +3.494 +28.44%
1989 12.286 −0.109 −0.88%
1988 12.395 +2.16 +21.1%
1987 10.236 −1.603 −13.54%
1986 11.838 +3.591 +43.53%
1985 8.248 −2.567 −23.73%
1984 10.815 +10.377 +2,371.11%
1983 0.438 −0.013 −2.79%
1982 0.45 −0.14 −23.76%
1981 0.591 +0.241 +68.86%
1980 0.35

About the indicator

All the primary energy produced inside a country: the fuel extracted plus output from nuclear, hydro and other plants. Setting it against consumption gives what neither of the two series shows on its own — energy self-sufficiency: a country whose production exceeds its consumption is an energy exporter, and the other way round. The largest exporters and the largest importers nonetheless often sit next to each other at the top of the list on both indicators, because the size of an economy matters more than the sign of the balance.

Important: The comparison with consumption shows a country's self-sufficiency: production above consumption means energy exports, below it, dependence on imports.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).