Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Coal consumption
Afghanistan
1.65 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
94th
Saudi Arabia rank
93rd
Coal consumption over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.74 terawatt-hours against 1.65 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.09 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd of 220 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8701 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8701 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1423 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1423 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.4592 terawatt-hours | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 0.1788 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.13 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 4.06 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.96 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 4.6 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.74 terawatt-hours against 1.65 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.09 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for coal consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 94th and Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.