Saudi Arabia
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
471.4 TWh- Coal generation · #84 of 203 0 0%
- Other fossil generation · #1 of 205 151.2 32.1%
- Gas generation · #5 of 202 300.4 63.7%
- Nuclear generation — —
- Hydro generation — —
- Solar generation · #22 of 205 18.2 3.9%
- Bioenergy generation · #124 of 205 0 0%
- Wind generation · #48 of 203 1.6 0.3%
- Other renewables generation — —
Since 1985
Table · 41 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 151.2 | 300.4 | — | — | 18.2 | 0 | 1.6 | — | 471.4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 165.3 | 282.1 | — | — | 9.5 | 0 | 1.6 | — | 458.4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 159 | 269.5 | — | — | 3.1 | 0 | 1.6 | — | 433.2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 160 | 247.8 | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0.8 | — | 409.8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 149.9 | 242.1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 392.9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 148.4 | 231.6 | — | — | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | — | 380.9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 154.8 | 223.5 | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 378.5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 147.9 | 226.7 | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 374.8 |
| 2017 | 0 | 172.2 | 222.7 | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | — | 395 |
| 2016 | 0 | 169.1 | 188.6 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 357.7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 185.3 | 165.3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 350.6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 175.7 | 152.5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 328.2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 155.9 | 138.8 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 294.7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 150.1 | 131.5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 281.6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 143.5 | 115.6 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 259.2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 137.4 | 111.4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 248.8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 123.2 | 94.1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 217.3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 103.5 | 100.7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 204.2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 101.7 | 102.7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 204.4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 91.8 | 104.5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 196.3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 83.1 | 107.9 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 191.1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 74.7 | 98.7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 173.4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 75.2 | 91.4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 166.6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 68.4 | 86.5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 154.9 |
| 2001 | 0 | 69.4 | 76.7 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 146.1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 74.8 | 63.8 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 138.7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 76.1 | 54.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 131 |
| 1998 | 0 | 72.6 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 126.2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 66.2 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 119.1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 62.6 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 112.2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 60.1 | 49.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 109.9 |
| 1994 | 0 | 55.6 | 50.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 106 |
| 1993 | 0 | 54.8 | 47.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 102.7 |
| 1992 | 0 | 49.6 | 43.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 93.5 |
| 1991 | 0 | 42.2 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 85 |
| 1990 | 0 | 39.2 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 79.9 |
| 1989 | 0 | 36.9 | 38.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 75.7 |
| 1988 | 0 | 35.5 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 70.1 |
| 1987 | 0 | 31.9 | 33.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 65 |
| 1986 | 0 | 24.8 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 55.7 |
| 1985 | 0 | 21.9 | 29.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 51.7 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0 GW2025 · #108 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity0 GW2025 · #73 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand471.4 TWh2025 · #12 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports0 TWh2025 · #81 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity0 GW2025 · #116 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity0 GW1999 · #139 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity0 GW1999 · #32 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity0 GW2025 · #162 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions320.5 MtCO2e2025 · #7 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity679.8 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #20 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity0 GW2025 · #166 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity0 GW2025 · #191 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation471.4 TWh2025 · #12 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity0 GW2025 · #97 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11