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
Latest (2024)
40.78 Index
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
18th
of 136 countries
All-time high
100 Index
in 1971
All-time low
28.35 Index
in 1980
Years of data
54
1971–2024
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% |
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 |
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More energy & mining data for Saudi Arabia
- Fuel imports 5.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.9% (2024)
- Gas production 1,338 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 38,695 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,338 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 38,695 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
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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