South Korea vs Qatar: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
South Korea
-1.5%
in 2025
Qatar
-1.8%
in 2025
South Korea rank
180th
Qatar rank
183rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -1.5% against -1.8% in Qatar, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 180th and Qatar ranks 183rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.9% | 79.4% | 61.5% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 25.2% | 13.1% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 4.7% | 3.4% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 7.2% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 7.6% | 5.4% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, South Korea or Qatar?
- South Korea, at -1.5% against -1.8% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between South Korea and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- South Korea ranks 180th and Qatar ranks 183rd of 216 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.