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Saudi electricity consumption grew 4.1% in 2024, reaching 340.43 thousand GWh alongside a 5.7% rise in transmitted power
The total electricity transmitted to the grid in the Kingdom increased by nearly 5.7% YoY in 2024, reaching 402,630 GWh.
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Saudi Arabia’s Electricity Consumption since 2010 |
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Period |
Consumption (‘000 GWh) |
Change (%) |
|
2010 |
212.26 |
-- |
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2011 |
219.66 |
3.5% |
|
2012 |
246.37 |
12.2% |
|
2013 |
262.51 |
6.6% |
|
2014 |
278.14 |
6.0% |
|
2015 |
294.61 |
5.9% |
|
2016 |
296.62 |
0.7% |
|
2017 |
298.29 |
0.6% |
|
2018 |
299.18 |
0.3% |
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2019 |
288.61 |
(3.5%) |
|
2020 |
289.33 |
0.2% |
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2021 |
301.56 |
4.2% |
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2022 |
309.52 |
2.6% |
|
2023 |
327.00 |
5.6% |
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2024 |
340.43 |
4.1% |
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Total Electricity Transmitted over Grid since 2010 |
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Period |
Transmitted Electricity (‘000 GWh) |
Change |
|
2010 |
234.37 |
-- |
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2011 |
243.95 |
+4.1% |
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2012 |
265.26 |
+8.7% |
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2013 |
277.88 |
+4.8% |
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2014 |
304.70 |
+9.7% |
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2015 |
330.43 |
+8.4% |
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2016 |
337.43 |
+2.1% |
|
2017 |
354.37 |
+5.0% |
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2018 |
334.86 |
(5.5%) |
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2019 |
335.92 |
+0.3% |
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2020 |
338.03 |
+0.6% |
|
2021 |
349.42 |
+3.4% |
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2022 |
362.73 |
+3.8% |
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2023 |
380.88 |
+5.0% |
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2024 |
402.63 |
+5.7% |
As regards the distribution of consumption by sector, residential consumption accounted for approximately 47% of the total electricity consumption in 2024, or 161,210 GWh. It was followed by the industrial sector (19%), the commercial sector (over 17%), and the government sector (nearly 11%).
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Electricity Consumption by Category in 2024 |
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Category |
Consumption ('000 GWh) |
% Total Consumption |
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Residential |
161.21 |
47.4% |
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Industrial |
63.43 |
18.6% |
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Commercial |
58.79 |
17.3% |
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Government |
37.52 |
11.0% |
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Other Categories* |
19.44 |
5.7% |
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Total |
340.43 |
100% |
Riyadh accounted for the largest share of total electricity consumption at 87,490 GWh, or 25.7%, followed by the Eastern Region with 83,500 GWh or 24.5%, and then Makkah with 22.7%. Al Baha recorded the lowest level of consumption at 0.7%, as shown in the table below:
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Total Electricity Consumption in Saudi Arabia by Region |
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Region |
Consumption (‘000 GWh) |
% of total |
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Riyadh |
87.49 |
25.7% |
|
Eastern Region |
83.50 |
24.5 % |
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Makkah |
77.21 |
22.7 % |
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Madinah |
28.05 |
8.2 % |
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Jazan |
13.88 |
4.1 % |
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Qassim |
13.13 |
3.9 % |
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Asir |
12.48 |
3.7 % |
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Hail |
6.20 |
1.8 % |
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Tabuk |
5.28 |
1.6 % |
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Najran |
4.14 |
1.2 % |
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Al-Jouf |
4.08 |
1.2 % |
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Northern Borders |
2.66 |
0.8 % |
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Al Baha |
2.28 |
0.7% |
Per capita electricity consumption recorded an increase of more than 0.9% in 2024, reaching 4,570 kWh compared to 4,530 kWh in 2023, as shown in the following table:
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Per Capita Consumption (Residential Consumption) kWh/Person |
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Period |
Per capita consumption (‘000 kWh) |
Change YoY |
|
2019 |
4.27 |
-- |
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2020 |
4.36 |
2.1% |
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2021 |
4.63 |
6.2% |
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2022 |
4.44 |
(4.1%) |
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2023 |
4.53 |
2.0% |
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2024 |
4.57 |
0.9% |
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