Total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total final energy consumption was 4.77 million TFEC in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total final 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 TFEC.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 4.77 million TFEC for total final energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.77 million TFEC in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million TFEC, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 16th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.35 million TFEC | — |
| 1991 | 1.40 million TFEC | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.53 million TFEC | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 1.59 million TFEC | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.75 million TFEC | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.69 million TFEC | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.82 million TFEC | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.79 million TFEC | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.93 million TFEC | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.99 million TFEC | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.06 million TFEC | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.09 million TFEC | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.29 million TFEC | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 2.39 million TFEC | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.52 million TFEC | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.64 million TFEC | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.86 million TFEC | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 3.14 million TFEC | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 3.45 million TFEC | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.55 million TFEC | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.00 million TFEC | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 4.11 million TFEC | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.40 million TFEC | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.46 million TFEC | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.75 million TFEC | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 4.77 million TFEC | +0.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 4.77 million TFEC is above the median for high income countries, which is 184,451 TFEC, 25.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 4.77 million TFEC is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 512,100 TFEC, 9.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 million TFEC | 1.35 million TFEC | 1.99 million TFEC | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.70 million TFEC | 2.06 million TFEC | 3.55 million TFEC | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million TFEC | 4.00 million TFEC | 4.77 million TFEC | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia?
- Total final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia was 4.77 million TFEC 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 total final energy consumption recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 million TFEC in 2015.
- What is the lowest total final energy consumption recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million TFEC in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total final energy consumption?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total final energy consumption rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total final energy consumption (TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total final energy consumption (TFEC): This indicator is derived form energy balances statistics and is equivalent to total final consumption excluding non-energy use.