Qatar vs USSR: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Qatar
-1.8%
in 2025
USSR
-1.6%
in 1991
Qatar rank
184th
USSR rank
181st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Qatar
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports -1.6% against -1.8% in Qatar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1966 it was USSR ahead.
Qatar ranks 184th and USSR ranks 181st of 217 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.4% | 4.9% | 74.5% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 4.6% | 20.6% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 8.3% | -1.4% | 9.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Qatar or USSR?
- USSR, at -1.6% against -1.8% in Qatar as of 1991.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Qatar and USSR?
- 0.2%, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and USSR?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1991.
- How do Qatar and USSR rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Qatar ranks 184th and USSR ranks 181st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.