Philippines vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from solar
Philippines
0.7%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.5%
in 2025
Philippines rank
53rd
Saudi Arabia rank
56th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Philippines ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 79 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Philippines or Saudi Arabia?
- Philippines, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Philippines ranks 53rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.