Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Japan
-28.5 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-50.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
77th
Saudi Arabia rank
79th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports -28.5 terawatt-hours against -50.01 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 21.51 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 79th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 248.87 terawatt-hours | 1.98 terawatt-hours | 246.89 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 120.39 terawatt-hours | 16.36 terawatt-hours | 104.04 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | -32.06 terawatt-hours | 17.28 terawatt-hours | 49.34 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 29.74 terawatt-hours | 26.31 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | -68.17 terawatt-hours | 62.31 terawatt-hours | 130.47 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -38.45 terawatt-hours | 39.6 terawatt-hours | 78.05 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -53.99 terawatt-hours | 20.93 terawatt-hours | 74.92 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at -28.5 terawatt-hours against -50.01 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 21.51 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Japan ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 79th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.