China vs Saudi Arabia: Gas consumption
China
4,419 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1,338 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Gas consumption over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
China currently reports 4,419 terawatt-hours against 1,338 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3,081 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 3.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.
China ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.63 terawatt-hours | 8.99 terawatt-hours | 5.64 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1970s | 84.93 terawatt-hours | 29.42 terawatt-hours | 55.51 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 134.52 terawatt-hours | 183.08 terawatt-hours | 48.56 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 180.03 terawatt-hours | 394.68 terawatt-hours | 214.65 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 503.91 terawatt-hours | 630.75 terawatt-hours | 126.85 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1,993 terawatt-hours | 994.62 terawatt-hours | 998.22 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2020s | 3,956 terawatt-hours | 1,198 terawatt-hours | 2,758 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas consumption, China or Saudi Arabia?
- China, at 4,419 terawatt-hours against 1,338 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas consumption between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 3,081 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gas consumption?
- China ranks 4th 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gas 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.