Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy use by source
Iceland
0.9184 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
66th
Saudi Arabia rank
64th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Iceland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.74 terawatt-hours against 0.9184 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.8216 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.9 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 64th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0466 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0237 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0237 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.6377 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6377 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.711 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.711 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 0.2804 terawatt-hours | 0.8843 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.1357 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 0.2934 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Iceland or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.74 terawatt-hours against 0.9184 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.8216 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Iceland ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 64th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.