Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Oil consumption, annual growth rate
Japan
-1.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-2.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
206th
Saudi Arabia rank
208th
Oil consumption, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports -1.55 % change on previous year against -2.46 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.91 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 206th and Saudi Arabia ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.57 % change on previous year | 0.8547 % change on previous year | 17.72 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.06 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -0.9089 % change on previous year | 4.16 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.01 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -2.31 % change on previous year | 5.75 % change on previous year | 8.06 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -2.63 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, annual growth rate, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at -1.55 % change on previous year against -2.46 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption, annual growth rate between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.91 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil consumption, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 206th and Saudi Arabia ranks 208th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Oil consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.