Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Pre- and post-production — Energy Use was 201,252 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — energy use in Saudi Arabia stood at 201,252 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — energy use in Saudi Arabia peaked at 201,252 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,963 TJ, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,963 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 12,843 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 13,851 TJ | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 15,349 TJ | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 16,836 TJ | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 17,366 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 18,450 TJ | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 18,759 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 20,838 TJ | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 20,471 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 20,183 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 22,082 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 23,566 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 25,334 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 26,653 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 28,433 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 80,384 TJ | +182.7% |
| 2007 | 87,661 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 93,113 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 99,840 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 112,782 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 116,691 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 132,067 TJ | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 136,033 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 142,895 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 155,870 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 155,346 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 155,581 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 159,168 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 150,030 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 142,001 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 151,285 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 201,252 TJ | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 201,252 TJ | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 201,252 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,204 TJ, 5.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 201,252 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31,104 TJ, 6.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +182.7% | 28,433 TJ | 80,384 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,672 TJ | 11,963 TJ | 20,838 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,725 TJ | 20,183 TJ | 99,840 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,646 TJ | 112,782 TJ | 159,168 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,948 TJ | 142,001 TJ | 201,252 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 211,892 TJ compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 201,761 TJ compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 201,606 TJ compare
- 27 Egypt 187,632 TJ compare
- 28 Mexico 186,817 TJ compare
- 29 Ukraine 182,164 TJ compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pre- and post-production — energy use in Saudi Arabia?
- Pre- and post-production — energy use in Saudi Arabia was 201,252 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 201,252 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,963 TJ in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for pre- and post-production — energy use?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — energy use rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.