Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 285.31 TJ against 160.23 TJ in Maldives as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?

125.08 TJ, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saudi Arabia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Renewable energy consumption

Maldives

160.23 TJ

in 2015

Saudi Arabia

285.31 TJ

in 2015

Maldives rank

191st

Saudi Arabia rank

189th

Renewable energy consumption over time

Maldives
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 285.31 TJ against 160.23 TJ in Maldives, a difference of 125.08 TJ.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.8 times Maldives's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 191st and Saudi Arabia ranks 189th of 233 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	97.71 TJ	329.82 TJ	232.11 TJ	Saudi Arabia
2000s	122.26 TJ	228.47 TJ	106.2 TJ	Saudi Arabia
2010s	142.38 TJ	278.49 TJ	136.11 TJ	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 285.31 TJ against 160.23 TJ in Maldives as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?: 125.08 TJ, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saudi Arabia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Maldives and Saudi Arabia rank globally for renewable energy consumption?: Maldives ranks 191st and Saudi Arabia ranks 189th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit: TJ
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste