Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.0504 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Venezuela
0.0789 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Venezuela rank
70th
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.0789 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0504 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0285 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.6 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Venezuela ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd and Venezuela ranks 70th of 78 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0247 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0247 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1517 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1517 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1322 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1322 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0382 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0382 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.013 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0449 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0318 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.0371 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0651 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.028 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.0434 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0579 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0145 kilowatt-hours per person | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.0789 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.0504 kilowatt-hours per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?
- 0.0285 kilowatt-hours per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Venezuela rank globally for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd and Venezuela ranks 70th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.