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Digital & energy access · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Saudi Arabia: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 100.0% (2024), 3rd of 188 in the world and 3rd of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 159.5 (2024), 24th of 210 in the world and 6th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 44.1 (2024), 18th of 208 in the world and 2nd of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Internet users
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, A…High incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
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12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Saudi Arabia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 3/188 | 3/21 | 2.2% | 41.0% | 97.9% | +35.3 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 159.52024 | 24/210 | 6/23 | 8.5 | 205.0 | 139.4 | −12%since 2014 | 107.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 44.12024 | 18/208 | 2/23 | 0.12001 | 6.8 | 25.5 | +370%since 2012 | 9.7 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 19.72024 | 62/213 | 5/23 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 18.6 | +12%since 2013 | 10.2 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 4832024 | 127/215 | 8/23 | · | 15 | 253 | +524%since 2014 | 1,179 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 93/215 | 14/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 94/211 | 14/22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 103/213 | 15/23 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 35/192 | 10/22 | 99.0% | 99.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 11,808 kWh2024 | 12/149 | 5/20 | 7,236 kWh | 9,120 kWh | 11,361 kWh | +5.8%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 6,676 kgoe2024 | 9/150 | 5/20 | 6,516 kgoe | 7,965 kgoe | 7,169 kgoe | −16%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 9.1%2024 | 85/149 | 14/20 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% | +2.8 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+35.3 pp100.0% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+370%44.1 in 2024
- Secure servers+524%483 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+2.8 pp9.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Saudi Arabia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Saudi Arabia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Saudi Arabia | Egypt | Iran | Iraq | Yemen | Jordan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 100.0%2024 | 74.6%2024 | 85.3%2024 | 81.5%2024 | 17.5%2019 | 95.6%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 159.52024 | 97.12024 | 174.12024 | 100.12024 | 50.92023 | 69.62024 |
| Fixed broadband | 44.12024 | 11.72024 | 12.12024 | 17.62024 | 1.32022 | 7.02024 |
| Fixed telephone | 19.72024 | 11.42024 | 30.82024 | 11.52024 | 1.92022 | 4.22024 |
| Secure servers | 4832024 | 822024 | 7,2262024 | 352024 | 152024 | 2122024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 86.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 81.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 95.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 47.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |