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Saudi Arabia’s electricity consumption rose by 5.7% year-on-year (YoY) to 327,000 gigawatt hour (GWh) in 2023, compared to 309,500 GWh in 2022, data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.
The total electricity transmitted to the grid in the Kingdom increased by nearly 5% in 2023, reaching 380,900 GWh compared to 362,700 GWh in 2022.
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Saudi Arabia’s Electricity Consumption since 2010 |
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Period |
Consumption (‘000 GWh) |
Change (%) |
|
2010 |
212.3 |
-- |
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2011 |
219.7 |
3.5% |
|
2012 |
246.4 |
12.2% |
|
2013 |
262.5 |
6.6% |
|
2014 |
278.1 |
6.0% |
|
2015 |
294.6 |
5.9% |
|
2016 |
296.6 |
0.7% |
|
2017 |
298.3 |
0.6% |
|
2018 |
299.2 |
0.3% |
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2019 |
288.6 |
(3.5%) |
|
2020 |
289.3 |
0.2% |
|
2021 |
301.6 |
4.3% |
|
2022 |
309.5 |
2.6% |
|
2023 |
327.0 |
5.6% |
The below table illustrates the development of electricity transmitted over the grid since 2010:
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Total Electricity Transmitted over Grid since 2010 |
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Period |
Transmitted Electricity (‘000 GWh) |
Change |
|
2010 |
234.4 |
-- |
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2011 |
244.0 |
+4.1% |
|
2012 |
265.3 |
+8.7% |
|
2013 |
277.9 |
+4.7% |
|
2014 |
304.7 |
+9.7% |
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2015 |
330.8 |
+8.6% |
|
2016 |
337.4 |
+2.0% |
|
2017 |
354.4 |
+5.0% |
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2018 |
334.9 |
(5.5%) |
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2019 |
335.9 |
+0.3% |
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2020 |
338.0 |
+0.6% |
|
2021 |
349.4 |
+3.4% |
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2022 |
362.7 |
+3.8% |
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2023 |
380.9 |
+5.0% |
The licensed capacity for electricity generation reached 91 GW in 2023, an increase of 1.1% compared to 2022, as shown in the following table:
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Licensed Capacity for Electricity Generation |
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Period |
Licensed Capacity (GW) |
Change |
|
2019 |
85 |
-- |
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2020 |
90 |
6% |
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2021 |
90 |
-- |
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2022 |
90 |
-- |
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2023 |
91 |
1% |
Regarding the distribution of consumption by sector, residential consumption accounted for approximately 47% of the total electricity consumption in 2023, or 152,800 GWh. It was followed by the industrial sector (19%), the commercial sector (18%), and the government sector (11%).
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Electricity Consumption by Category in 2023 |
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Category |
Consumption ('000 GWh) |
Percentage of Total Consumption |
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Residential |
152.78 |
47% |
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Industrial |
60.53 |
19% |
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Commercial |
59.13 |
18% |
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Government |
35.86 |
11% |
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Other Consumption Categories* |
18.69 |
6% |
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Total |
327.00 |
100% |
Per capita electricity consumption recorded an increase of more than 2% in 2023, reaching 4,533 kWh compared to 4,438 kWh in 2022. Meanwhile, the per consumer electricity consumption rose by 6% during the period to approximately 17,200 kWh, as shown in the following table:
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Per Capita Consumption (Residential Consumption) kWh/Person |
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Period |
Per capita |
Change |
Per consumer |
Change |
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2019 |
4274 |
-- |
16.63 |
-- |
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2020 |
4363 |
2% |
17.08 |
3% |
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2021 |
4628 |
6% |
16.92 |
(1%) |
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2022 |
4438 |
(4%) |
16.24 |
(4%) |
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2023 |
4533 |
2% |
17.19 |
6% |
**Per Consumer: The electricity consumed by a single consumer (such as a household, institution, or company) during a specific period.
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