Share of primary energy from renewables in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from renewables was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables in Saudi Arabia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.6% for share of primary energy from renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.4% on the previous year and up 39,324.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1965.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 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% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +504.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +348.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +64.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +52.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +141.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +343.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +91.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +131.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +127.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +75.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 70% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 6 |
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 share of primary energy from renewables in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Saudi Arabia was 0.6% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39,324.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.