Peru vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Peru
0.2681 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0209 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Peru
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.2681 terawatt-hours against 0.0209 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2472 terawatt-hours.
That makes Peru's figure about 12.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1443 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1443 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.0572 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0572 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.0767 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0767 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.2379 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2379 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.4929 terawatt-hours | 0.0273 terawatt-hours | 0.4656 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2010s | -0.1458 terawatt-hours | 0.0899 terawatt-hours | 0.2357 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -0.1876 terawatt-hours | 0.0949 terawatt-hours | 0.2825 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Peru or Saudi Arabia?
- Peru, at 0.2681 terawatt-hours against 0.0209 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Peru and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2472 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Peru ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.