Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 99.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.4%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 10 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 99.6% compare
- 12 Bahamas 99.5% compare
- 14 Algeria 99.2% compare
- 15 Saint Martin (French Part) 99.2% compare
- 16 Hong Kong, China 99.1% compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 5.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Saudi Arabia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Saudi Arabia was 99.4% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.