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 212th of 226 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -39.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +98.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -62.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 0% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +98.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | -62.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- 209 Algeria 0.1% compare
- 210 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 211 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 213 Wallis and Futuna 0.0%
- 213 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 213 Bahrain 0.0%
- 213 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 213 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 213 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 213 Guam 0.0%
- 213 Kuwait 0.0% compare
- 213 Montserrat 0.0%
- 213 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%
- 213 Oman 0.0%
- 213 Palau 0.0%
- 213 Qatar 0.0%
- 213 Tuvalu 0.0%
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
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 212th out of 226 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