Electricity production from natural gas sources in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 58.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 58.2% for electricity production from natural gas sources in 2023.
That represents a change of up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Saudi Arabia peaked at 58.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2015.
That places Saudi Arabia 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.0% | — |
| 1991 | 50.3% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 45.3% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1% | 41.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 44.8% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 37.4% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.2% | 58.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from natural gas sources in Saudi Arabia?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Saudi Arabia was 58.2% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.