Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Iran

373.22 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

444.82 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Iran rank

8th

Saudi Arabia rank

6th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 444.82 terawatt-hours against 373.22 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 71.6 terawatt-hours.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.