Renewable energy share in Saudi Arabia

Renewable sources provided 0.1% of final energy consumption in Saudi Arabia in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2021 0.1% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 0percentage points 2020: 0.1%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Saudi Arabia (2021).
Median of G20 countries, 2021 12.3% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2021 204th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Saudi Arabia over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period Saudi ArabiaWorld
2021 0.1% –
2020 0.1% 19.7%
2019 0.0% 18.6%
2018 0.0% 18.1%
2017 0.0% 17.9%
2016 0.0% 17.6%
2015 0.0% 17.4%
2014 0.0% 17.3%
2013 0.0% 17.2%
2012 0.0% 16.9%
2011 0.0% 16.7%
2010 0.0% 16.7%
2009 0.0% 17.1%
2008 0.0% 16.7%
2007 0.0% 16.5%
2006 0.0% 16.7%
2005 0.0% 16.6%
2004 0.0% 16.8%
2003 0.0% 17.1%
2002 0.0% 17.2%
2001 0.0% 17.2%
2000 0.0% 17.5%
1999 0.0% 17.9%
1998 0.0% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 0.0%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Saudi Arabia has the 204th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Saudi Arabia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7