Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind

Saudi Arabia
8.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
12th

Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-1001020196619952025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 8.82 terawatt-hours against 8.7 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th of 111 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0009 terawatt-hours 0.0009 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0842 terawatt-hours 0.0842 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.0001 terawatt-hours 0.845 terawatt-hours 0.8449 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0212 terawatt-hours 6.7 terawatt-hours 6.67 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 3.26 terawatt-hours 5.14 terawatt-hours 1.88 terawatt-hours United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 8.82 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 Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.12 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
114 places, 6,287 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.