Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 2,929.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +506.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +311.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +205.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 186 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 187 Timor-Leste 0.1% compare
- 188 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 190 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 191 Libya 0.0% compare
- 192 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% compare
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- 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 production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Saudi Arabia?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Saudi Arabia was 0.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,929.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.