Saudi Arabia

In brief

Using the internet: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 188 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 45. Access to electricity: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 214 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. Electricity from renewables: 0.1% (2021). World rank 199 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 45 of 48. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 64.7% → 100%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 182 → 160, and electricity use 11,160 → 11,808 (kWh per person). Better than all its neighbours (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen): home broadband per 100 people. Worse than all its neighbours (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen): electricity from renewables.