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Saudi Arabia: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 33,699,947 (2018)
Population Growth Rate 1.799 annual % (2018)
Age Dependency Ratio 39.581 % of working-age population (2018)
Urban Population 83.844 % of total (2018)
Infant Mortality Rate 6 per 1,000 live births (2018)
Life Expectancy at Birth 74.998 years (2018)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2018)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 326.994 billion kWh (2017) #11
Consumption 294.571 billion kWh (2017) #13
Exports 0 billion kWh (2017) #98
Imports 0 billion kWh (2017) #112
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.16 billion kWh (2017) #141

Oil

Ranking
Production 12,418.69 thousand bbl/day (2018) #2
Consumption 3,328 thousand bbl/day (2017) #6
Exports (Refined) [3] 7,416 thousand bbl/day (2013) #1
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 266.26 billion bbl (2019) #2

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 4,231.796 billion cu ft (2015) #9
Consumption (Dry) 3,858.868 billion cu ft (2017) #7
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #79
Proved Reserves 307.747 trillion cu ft (2019) #5

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 214 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 41,310,584 (2018 est.)
Highways 221,372 km (2006)
Internet Users 20,768,456 (2016 est.)
Railways 5,410 km (2016)
Telephones 5,387,405 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationMiddle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
Total Area2,149,690 sq. km
Land Area2,149,690 sq. km
Water Area0 sq. km
Coastline2,640 km
Climateharsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
Terrainmostly sandy desert
Lowest PointPersian Gulf 0 m
Highest Point Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020