India vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy use
India
77.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
60.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
India currently reports 77.88 terawatt-hours against 60.57 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 17.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 218 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.62 terawatt-hours | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 31.99 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1970s | 35.3 terawatt-hours | 21.72 terawatt-hours | 13.58 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 94.28 terawatt-hours | 38.97 terawatt-hours | 55.31 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 136.46 terawatt-hours | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 94.57 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 238.79 terawatt-hours | 92.97 terawatt-hours | 145.82 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 308.15 terawatt-hours | 76.34 terawatt-hours | 231.81 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 334.47 terawatt-hours | 61.96 terawatt-hours | 272.51 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, India or Saudi Arabia?
- India, at 77.88 terawatt-hours against 60.57 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between India and Saudi Arabia?
- 17.31 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- India ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.