India vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
India
0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.5719 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
India rank
67th
Saudi Arabia rank
65th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5719 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person in India, a difference of 0.052 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
India ranks 67th and Saudi Arabia ranks 65th of 79 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.046 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.046 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.0745 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0745 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.0858 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0858 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.1056 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1056 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.1489 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1489 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.2642 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0022 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.262 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.4188 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1939 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2249 kilowatt-hours per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, India or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5719 kilowatt-hours per person against 0.5199 kilowatt-hours per person in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between India and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.052 kilowatt-hours per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 67th and Saudi Arabia ranks 65th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.