Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Oil consumption
Japan
1,808 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1,981 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Oil consumption over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,981 terawatt-hours against 1,808 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 173 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,470 terawatt-hours | 233.09 terawatt-hours | 1,237 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 3,037 terawatt-hours | 287.84 terawatt-hours | 2,749 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,669 terawatt-hours | 502.85 terawatt-hours | 2,167 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 3,159 terawatt-hours | 711.5 terawatt-hours | 2,448 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,983 terawatt-hours | 1,119 terawatt-hours | 1,864 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,413 terawatt-hours | 1,892 terawatt-hours | 521.7 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,900 terawatt-hours | 1,925 terawatt-hours | 24.96 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,981 terawatt-hours against 1,808 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 173 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia 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 oil consumption?
- Japan ranks 7th 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.