Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel consumption
Japan
3,923 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
3,320 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Fossil fuel consumption over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3,923 terawatt-hours against 3,320 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 603 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,139 terawatt-hours | 242.08 terawatt-hours | 1,897 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 3,767 terawatt-hours | 317.26 terawatt-hours | 3,449 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,810 terawatt-hours | 685.92 terawatt-hours | 3,124 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 4,726 terawatt-hours | 1,106 terawatt-hours | 3,619 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 5,094 terawatt-hours | 1,750 terawatt-hours | 3,344 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 4,947 terawatt-hours | 2,887 terawatt-hours | 2,060 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 4,155 terawatt-hours | 3,125 terawatt-hours | 1,030 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 3,923 terawatt-hours against 3,320 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 603 terawatt-hours, with Japan 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?
- Japan ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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 Fossil fuel 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.