Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Saudi Arabia

Primary energy consumption in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 11.875 quad Btu. Ranked 9 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 618%.

2024 11.875 quad Btu +1.45% vs 2023
World rank 9of 218
Period maximum 12.274 quad Btu2016
Period minimum 1.654 quad Btu1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Saudi Arabia, 1980–202405101519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 1.654 quad Btu1981: 2.019 quad Btu1982: 1.985 quad Btu1983: 2.122 quad Btu1984: 2.466 quad Btu1985: 2.752 quad Btu1986: 3.008 quad Btu1987: 3.066 quad Btu1988: 3.183 quad Btu1989: 3.12 quad Btu1990: 3.343 quad Btu1991: 3.492 quad Btu1992: 3.683 quad Btu1993: 3.777 quad Btu1994: 3.876 quad Btu1995: 3.818 quad Btu1996: 4.106 quad Btu1997: 4.356 quad Btu1998: 4.534 quad Btu1999: 4.858 quad Btu2000: 5.101 quad Btu2001: 5.296 quad Btu2002: 5.51 quad Btu2003: 5.761 quad Btu2004: 6.293 quad Btu2005: 6.667 quad Btu2006: 6.941 quad Btu2007: 7.634 quad Btu2008: 8.18 quad Btu2009: 8.011 quad Btu2010: 9.881 quad Btu2011: 10.626 quad Btu2012: 10.484 quad Btu2013: 10.767 quad Btu2014: 11.204 quad Btu2015: 9.859 quad Btu2016: 12.274 quad Btu2017: 9.688 quad Btu2018: 9.601 quad Btu2019: 11.075 quad Btu2020: 10.761 quad Btu2021: 11.01 quad Btu2022: 11.593 quad Btu2023: 11.705 quad Btu2024: 11.875 quad Btu
Change over the period: +10.221 (+618%) Average annual rate: 4.58 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 11.875 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.179 quad Btu
Western Asia computed 36.375 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 11.875 +0.17 +1.45%
2023 11.705 +0.111 +0.96%
2022 11.593 +0.583 +5.3%
2021 11.01 +0.249 +2.32%
2020 10.761 −0.315 −2.84%
2019 11.075 +1.474 +15.35%
2018 9.601 −0.087 −0.9%
2017 9.688 −2.586 −21.07%
2016 12.274 +2.414 +24.49%
2015 9.859 −1.345 −12%
2014 11.204 +0.437 +4.06%
2013 10.767 +0.283 +2.7%
2012 10.484 −0.142 −1.34%
2011 10.626 +0.745 +7.54%
2010 9.881 +1.87 +23.34%
2009 8.011 −0.169 −2.07%
2008 8.18 +0.546 +7.15%
2007 7.634 +0.693 +9.98%
2006 6.941 +0.274 +4.1%
2005 6.667 +0.374 +5.95%
2004 6.293 +0.533 +9.25%
2003 5.761 +0.251 +4.55%
2002 5.51 +0.213 +4.03%
2001 5.296 +0.196 +3.84%
2000 5.101 +0.242 +4.99%
1999 4.858 +0.324 +7.15%
1998 4.534 +0.178 +4.1%
1997 4.356 +0.25 +6.09%
1996 4.106 +0.287 +7.53%
1995 3.818 −0.058 −1.49%
1994 3.876 +0.1 +2.64%
1993 3.777 +0.094 +2.54%
1992 3.683 +0.191 +5.46%
1991 3.492 +0.149 +4.47%
1990 3.343 +0.223 +7.14%
1989 3.12 −0.063 −1.97%
1988 3.183 +0.117 +3.8%
1987 3.066 +0.058 +1.92%
1986 3.008 +0.257 +9.33%
1985 2.752 +0.285 +11.57%
1984 2.466 +0.344 +16.23%
1983 2.122 +0.137 +6.88%
1982 1.985 −0.034 −1.67%
1981 2.019 +0.365 +22.08%
1980 1.654

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

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