Germany vs Qatar: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Germany
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
36th
Qatar rank
38th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Germany
- Qatar
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.6 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 38th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6247 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6247 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.9044 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.9044 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.0813 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0813 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 15.67 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 15.67 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 19.02 terawatt-hours | 0.0365 terawatt-hours | 18.98 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.62 terawatt-hours | 0.5866 terawatt-hours | 6.03 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Germany or Qatar?
- Germany, at 1.6 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Germany and Qatar?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Qatar rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Germany ranks 36th and Qatar ranks 38th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.