India vs Saudi Arabia: Oil consumption
India
3,026 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1,981 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Oil consumption over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
India currently reports 3,026 terawatt-hours against 1,981 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1,045 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
India ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179.64 terawatt-hours | 233.09 terawatt-hours | 53.45 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 287.94 terawatt-hours | 287.84 terawatt-hours | 0.0944 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1980s | 503.45 terawatt-hours | 502.85 terawatt-hours | 0.602 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 895.16 terawatt-hours | 711.5 terawatt-hours | 183.66 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 1,480 terawatt-hours | 1,119 terawatt-hours | 361.43 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 2,292 terawatt-hours | 1,892 terawatt-hours | 400.63 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 2,820 terawatt-hours | 1,925 terawatt-hours | 895.03 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, India or Saudi Arabia?
- India, at 3,026 terawatt-hours against 1,981 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between India and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,045 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for oil consumption?
- India 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 Oil 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. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.