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Saudi Arabia: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels

95.81percent · 2025-4.2% since 2015

Electricity generated from fossil fuels as a share of total generation. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2025	95.807
2024	97.586
2023	98.912
2022	99.51
2021	99.746
2020	99.759
2019	99.944
2018	99.956
2017	99.982
2016	99.987
2015	99.987
2014	99.986
2013	99.986
2012	99.991
2011	99.998
2010	99.998
2009	100
2008	100
2007	100
2006	100
2005	100
2004	100
2003	100
2002	100
2001	100
2000	100
1999	100
1998	100
1997	100
1996	100
1995	100
1994	100
1993	100
1992	100
1991	100
1990	99.999
1989	100
1988	100
1987	100
1986	100.001
1985	100

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-share-fossil (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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