Iran vs Qatar: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Iran
1.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
30th
Qatar rank
28th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Iran
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.48 terawatt-hours against 1.23 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Qatar ahead.
Iran ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 28th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.051 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.0502 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.282 terawatt-hours | 0.5781 terawatt-hours | 0.2961 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Iran or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.48 terawatt-hours against 1.23 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Iran and Qatar?
- 0.25 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Qatar rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Iran ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 28th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.