Israel vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Israel
15.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
19.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel rank
60th
Saudi Arabia rank
57th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.77 terawatt-hours against 15.59 terawatt-hours in Israel, a difference of 4.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Israel ranks 60th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 80 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0038 terawatt-hours | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.0219 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0219 terawatt-hours | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.1409 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.1407 terawatt-hours | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 1.61 terawatt-hours | Israel |
| 2020s | 9.4 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 2.82 terawatt-hours | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Israel or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 19.77 terawatt-hours against 15.59 terawatt-hours in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.18 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Israel ranks 60th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.