Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Italy
-4.0%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-2.5%
in 2025
Italy rank
76th
Saudi Arabia rank
73rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -2.5% against -4.0% in Italy, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 76th and Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 0.9% | 9.5% | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 6.1% | 2.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -0.9% | 4.2% | 5.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -2.3% | 5.7% | 8.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -2.1% | 2.6% | 4.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -0.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -2.5% against -4.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Italy ranks 76th and Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.