Electricity production from oil sources fell 1.46% to 154,332 GWh in Saudi Arabia in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from oil sources in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 170,429 GWh in 2015 and an all time low of 2,082 GWh in 1971.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 1st within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from oil sources, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Oil Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bahrain | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Djibouti | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Eritrea | GWh | 335 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | GWh | 83,593 | 81,184 | 103,287 | 63,514 | 56,251 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | GWh | 6,972 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | GWh | 4,359 | 5,231 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Jordan | GWh | 10,623 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | GWh | 35,616 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Oman | GWh | 3,937 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Qatar | GWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | GWh | 147,334 | 154,953 | 144,379 | 160,715 | 170,429 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | GWh | 16,283 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | GWh | 1,388 | 1,415 | 1,391 | 1,473 | 1,582 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | GWh | 4,864 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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