Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Australia
1,486 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1,338 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,486 terawatt-hours against 1,338 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 148 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1960s | 0.3346 terawatt-hours | 8.86 terawatt-hours | 8.52 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 29.42 terawatt-hours | 27.04 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 135.97 terawatt-hours | 183.08 terawatt-hours | 47.1 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 267.75 terawatt-hours | 394.68 terawatt-hours | 126.93 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 376.56 terawatt-hours | 630.75 terawatt-hours | 254.19 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 843.39 terawatt-hours | 994.62 terawatt-hours | 151.23 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1,499 terawatt-hours | 1,198 terawatt-hours | 300.87 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Australia or Saudi Arabia?
- Australia, at 1,486 terawatt-hours against 1,338 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 148 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Australia ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.