Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Japan
904 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1,338 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,338 terawatt-hours against 904 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 434 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.16 terawatt-hours | 8.99 terawatt-hours | 11.17 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 95.04 terawatt-hours | 29.42 terawatt-hours | 65.61 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 354.48 terawatt-hours | 183.08 terawatt-hours | 171.4 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 608.32 terawatt-hours | 394.68 terawatt-hours | 213.64 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 851.79 terawatt-hours | 630.75 terawatt-hours | 221.03 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,159 terawatt-hours | 994.62 terawatt-hours | 164.8 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 965.58 terawatt-hours | 1,198 terawatt-hours | 232.65 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,338 terawatt-hours against 904 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 434 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Japan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. 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.