Qatar vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Qatar
1.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
1.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar rank
28th
South Africa rank
31st
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Qatar
- South Africa
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.48 terawatt-hours against 1.18 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.3 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Qatar ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 80 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | South Africa | 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 | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.4859 terawatt-hours | 0.485 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5781 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Qatar or South Africa?
- Qatar, at 1.48 terawatt-hours against 1.18 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Qatar and South Africa?
- 0.3 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Qatar ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 80 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 solar. 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.