Electricity demand per person in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Electricity demand per person was 13,385 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,385 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
10th
of 214 countries
All-time high
13,385 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
8,573 kilowatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand per person in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Saudi Arabia stood at 13,385 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Saudi Arabia peaked at 13,385 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,573 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,573 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 8,573 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,649 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8,867 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8,816 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 9,292 kilowatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 9,148 kilowatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 9,139 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,769 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 8,973 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9,889 kilowatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 9,924 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10,405 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 10,514 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 11,316 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 11,696 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 11,620 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12,831 kilowatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 12,341 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12,432 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12,279 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 12,542 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 12,736 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 12,903 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 13,385 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 13,385 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 13,385 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,064 kilowatt-hours, 6.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,880 kilowatt-hours | 8,573 kilowatt-hours | 9,292 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,297 kilowatt-hours | 9,889 kilowatt-hours | 12,831 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,769 kilowatt-hours | 12,279 kilowatt-hours | 13,385 kilowatt-hours | 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)
- 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 demand per person in Saudi Arabia?
- Electricity demand per person in Saudi Arabia was 13,385 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,385 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,573 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.