India vs Saudi Arabia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
India
0.3%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.2%
in 2025
India rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.2% against 0.3% in India, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 3.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
India ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 78 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 34.4% | 27.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 26.1% | 21.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 7.7% | 3.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, India or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.2% against 0.3% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between India and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.9%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- India ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.