Finland vs Qatar: Electric power consumption
Finland
14,819 kWh per capita
in 2024
Qatar
19,963 kWh per capita
in 2023
Finland rank
7th
Qatar rank
4th
Electric power consumption over time
- Finland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 19,963 kWh per capita against 14,819 kWh per capita in Finland, a difference of 5,144 kWh per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,578 kWh per capita | 11,230 kWh per capita | 2,348 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2000s | 16,247 kWh per capita | 14,770 kWh per capita | 1,477 kWh per capita | Finland |
| 2010s | 15,597 kWh per capita | 17,172 kWh per capita | 1,574 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 14,867 kWh per capita | 18,857 kWh per capita | 3,991 kWh per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, Finland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 19,963 kWh per capita against 14,819 kWh per capita in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between Finland and Qatar?
- 5,144 kWh per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Qatar rank globally for electric power consumption?
- Finland ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 4th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.