Country energy profile · Saudi Arabia · 2025
What percentage of Saudi Arabia’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 99.4% of Saudi Arabia’s total energy. Oil is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 59.3%, natural gas 40.0%, coal 0.1% · non-fossil 0.6%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Saudi Arabia energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 99.4% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Oil |
| Change since 2010 | -0.6 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 345.8 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 18.8 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 95.8% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #7 of 80 |
Is Saudi Arabia getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Saudi Arabia
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Saudi Arabia’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 99.4% |
| Oil | 59.3% |
| Gas | 40.0% |
| Coal | 0.1% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 95.8% |
| Low-carbon share | 4.2% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 0% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 4.2% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Saudi Arabia's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 99.4% of Saudi Arabia's total primary energy: oil 59.3%, natural gas 40.0% and coal 0.1%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Saudi Arabia's main energy source?
Saudi Arabia's largest fossil fuel is oil. Non-fossil sources make up 0.6% of its energy.
Is Saudi Arabia reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Saudi Arabia's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 0.6 percentage points, to 99.4%.
How much of Saudi Arabia's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 95.8% of Saudi Arabia's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 99.4% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.