IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil was 40.78 Index in 2024. ▼ Falling
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 40.78 Index for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100 Index in 1971 and was at its lowest, 28.35 Index, in 1980.
That places Saudi Arabia 18th out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 100 Index | — |
| 1972 | 100 Index | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 Index | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 Index | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 Index | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 74.51 Index | -25.5% |
| 1977 | 66.98 Index | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 60.21 Index | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 61.53 Index | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 28.35 Index | -53.9% |
| 1981 | 40.09 Index | +41.4% |
| 1982 | 45.49 Index | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 42.49 Index | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 43.48 Index | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 42.4 Index | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 44.62 Index | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 49.12 Index | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 50.67 Index | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 48.72 Index | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 49.01 Index | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 49.7 Index | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 53.04 Index | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 53.37 Index | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 52.4 Index | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.69 Index | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 55.85 Index | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 55.58 Index | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.52 Index | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 58.09 Index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 53.97 Index | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 47.53 Index | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 44.16 Index | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 45.16 Index | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 43.06 Index | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 43.51 Index | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.74 Index | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 49.76 Index | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 51.17 Index | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 55.19 Index | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 53.86 Index | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.66 Index | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 59.43 Index | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 55.95 Index | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 62.09 Index | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 62.58 Index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.08 Index | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 45.89 Index | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 41.99 Index | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 43.38 Index | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 41.58 Index | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 41.29 Index | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 41.14 Index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.04 Index | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 40.78 Index | -0.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 40.78 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7507 Index, 54.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 40.78 Index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.5 Index, 11.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -53.9% | 61.53 Index | 28.35 Index |
| 1981 | +41.4% | 28.35 Index | 40.09 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8 Index | 60.21 Index | 100 Index | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.54 Index | 28.35 Index | 50.67 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.92 Index | 49.01 Index | 58.09 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.02 Index | 43.06 Index | 55.19 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.49 Index | 41.99 Index | 62.58 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.17 Index | 40.78 Index | 41.58 Index | 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 ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Saudi Arabia?
- Ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil in Saudi Arabia was 40.78 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 Index in 1971.
- What is the lowest ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.35 Index in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ipac dashboard indicators — share in electricity production - oil 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of IPAC Dashboard indicators — Share in electricity production - Oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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