Saudi electricity consumption grew 4.1% in 2024, reaching 340.43 thousand GWh alongside a 5.7% rise in transmitted power

Saudi electricity consumption grew 4.1% in 2024, reaching 340.43 thousand GWh alongside a 5.7% rise in transmitted power

Saudi Arabia’s electricity consumption rose by 4.1% year-on-year (YoY) to 340,430 gigawatt hour (GWh) in 2024, from 327,000 GWh in 2023, data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

 

The total electricity transmitted to the grid in the Kingdom increased by nearly 5.7% YoY in 2024, reaching 402,630 GWh.

 

Saudi Arabia’s Electricity Consumption since 2010

Period

Consumption

(‘000 GWh)

Change (%)

2010

212.26

--

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%

2019

288.61

(3.5%)

2020

289.33

0.2%

2021

301.56

4.2%

2022

309.52

2.6%

2023

327.00

5.6%

2024

340.43

4.1%
 
 

Total Electricity Transmitted over Grid since 2010

Period

Transmitted Electricity

(‘000 GWh)

Change

2010

234.37

--

2011

243.95

+4.1%

2012

265.26

+8.7%

2013

277.88

+4.8%

2014

304.70

+9.7%

2015

330.43

+8.4%

2016

337.43

+2.1%

2017

354.37

+5.0%

2018

334.86

(5.5%)

2019

335.92

+0.3%

2020

338.03

+0.6%

2021

349.42

+3.4%

2022

362.73

+3.8%

2023

380.88

+5.0%

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%).

 

Electricity Consumption by Category in 2024

Category

Consumption

('000 GWh)

% Total Consumption

Residential

161.21

47.4%

Industrial

63.43

18.6%

Commercial

58.79

17.3%

Government

37.52

11.0%

Other Categories*

19.44

5.7%

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:

 

Total Electricity Consumption in Saudi Arabia by Region

Region

Consumption

(‘000 GWh)

% of total

Riyadh

87.49

25.7%

Eastern Region

83.50

24.5 %

Makkah

77.21

22.7 %

Madinah

28.05

8.2 %

Jazan

13.88

4.1 %

Qassim

13.13

3.9 %

Asir

12.48

3.7 %

Hail

6.20

1.8 %

Tabuk

5.28

1.6 %

Najran

4.14

1.2 %

Al-Jouf

4.08

1.2 %

Northern Borders

2.66

0.8 %

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:

 

Per Capita Consumption (Residential Consumption) kWh/Person​

Period

Per capita consumption

(‘000 kWh)

Change YoY

2019

4.27

--

2020

4.36

2.1%

2021

4.63

6.2%

2022

4.44

(4.1%)

2023

4.53

2.0%

2024

4.57

0.9%
 

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