Iceland vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from wind
Iceland
-0.0023 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-0.0044 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
51st
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- Iceland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -0.0023 terawatt-hours against -0.0044 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0021 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iceland ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.2637 terawatt-hours | 0.2631 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 wind, Iceland or Saudi Arabia?
- Iceland, at -0.0023 terawatt-hours against -0.0044 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0021 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- Iceland ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. 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.