Argentina vs Qatar: Annual change in primary energy use

Argentina
-10.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
-11.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
204th
Qatar rank
206th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Argentina
  • Qatar
-50050100196619952025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports -10.55 terawatt-hours against -11.2 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.65 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 204th and Qatar ranks 206th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 11.04 terawatt-hours 2.18 terawatt-hours 8.86 terawatt-hours Argentina
1970s 8.51 terawatt-hours 4.02 terawatt-hours 4.49 terawatt-hours Argentina
1980s 4.18 terawatt-hours 2.74 terawatt-hours 1.45 terawatt-hours Argentina
1990s 16.77 terawatt-hours 7.32 terawatt-hours 9.45 terawatt-hours Argentina
2000s 12.78 terawatt-hours 13.75 terawatt-hours 0.9696 terawatt-hours Qatar
2010s 7.62 terawatt-hours 29.46 terawatt-hours 21.85 terawatt-hours Qatar
2020s 1.21 terawatt-hours 6.31 terawatt-hours 5.1 terawatt-hours Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Argentina or Qatar?
Argentina, at -10.55 terawatt-hours against -11.2 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Argentina and Qatar?
0.65 terawatt-hours, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Qatar?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Qatar rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Argentina ranks 204th and Qatar ranks 206th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,501 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.