Electricity demand in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Electricity demand was 454.59 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
454.59 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
11th
of 214 countries
All-time high
454.59 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
138.69 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 454.59 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Saudi Arabia peaked at 454.59 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 138.69 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 138.69 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 146.09 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 154.91 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 166.58 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 173.41 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 191.05 terawatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 196.31 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 204.43 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 204.2 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 217.31 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 248.77 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 259.08 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 281.58 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 294.67 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 328.15 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 350.59 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 356.94 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 394.96 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 374.74 terawatt-hours | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 378.85 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 380.53 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 392.91 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 409.8 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 429.21 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 454.59 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 454.59 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.53 terawatt-hours, 12.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 454.59 terawatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.23 terawatt-hours, 9.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179.3 terawatt-hours | 138.69 terawatt-hours | 217.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 326.83 terawatt-hours | 248.77 terawatt-hours | 394.96 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 413.41 terawatt-hours | 380.53 terawatt-hours | 454.59 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More energy & mining data for Saudi Arabia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Saudi Arabia?
- Electricity demand in Saudi Arabia was 454.59 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 454.59 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.69 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for electricity demand?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.