Saudi Arabia vs United States: Primary energy use, per capita

Saudi Arabia
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
0.0001 terawatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
United States rank
13th

Primary energy use, per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
00000196519952025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States
1970s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States
1980s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States
1990s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States
2000s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person United States
2010s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person 0 terawatt-hours per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use, per capita, Saudi Arabia or United States?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person against 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use, per capita between Saudi Arabia and United States?
0 terawatt-hours per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for primary energy use, per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use, per capita
Unit
terawatt-hours per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,927 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Primary energy use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.