Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Saudi Arabia ranks 203rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
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% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
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- 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia was 0.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 203rd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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