Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 40.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 40.8% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Saudi Arabia peaked at 62.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.0% | — |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.7% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.5% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 40.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 33.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 40.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 49.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 43.1% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 42.0% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 40.8% | 41.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More energy & mining data for Saudi Arabia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Saudi Arabia?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Saudi Arabia was 40.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.