Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Australia
6.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.71 terawatt-hours against 6.53 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 2.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 77 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.025 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0249 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 0.0206 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.68 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours | 3.69 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Australia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8.71 terawatt-hours against 6.53 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.18 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Australia ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 77 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 solar. 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.