Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Germany
9.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Germany
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 9.58 terawatt-hours against 8.7 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.88 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0026 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5521 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5521 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 4.06 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 12.5 terawatt-hours | 0.0212 terawatt-hours | 12.48 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 9.03 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 5.77 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Germany or Saudi Arabia?
- Germany, at 9.58 terawatt-hours against 8.7 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Germany and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.88 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Germany ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.