Saudi Arabia vs Türkiye: Annual change in primary energy use
Saudi Arabia
60.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Türkiye
87.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Türkiye rank
4th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 87.41 terawatt-hours against 60.57 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 26.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Türkiye ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 6 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.63 terawatt-hours | 11.03 terawatt-hours | 7.4 terawatt-hours | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 21.72 terawatt-hours | 13.58 terawatt-hours | 8.13 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 38.97 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 17.39 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 41.89 terawatt-hours | 25.86 terawatt-hours | 16.03 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 92.97 terawatt-hours | 38.72 terawatt-hours | 54.25 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 76.34 terawatt-hours | 59.07 terawatt-hours | 17.27 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 61.96 terawatt-hours | 52.32 terawatt-hours | 9.64 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 87.41 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 Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 26.84 terawatt-hours, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Türkiye rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 4th of 219 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.