Renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Renewable energy consumption was 0.0% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Saudi Arabia ranks 210th of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 207 Algeria 0.1% compare
- 208 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 209 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 211 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
- 211 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 211 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 211 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 211 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 211 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
- 211 Guam 0.0% compare
- 211 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 211 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 211 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0% compare
- 211 Oman 0.0% compare
- 211 Palau 0.0% compare
- 211 Qatar 0.0% compare
- 211 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.988 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6025 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9644 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 210th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption