High income vs Qatar: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
High income
8,989 kWh per capita
in 2025
Qatar
19,313 kWh per capita
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Qatar rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- High income
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 19,313 kWh per capita against 8,989 kWh per capita in High income, a difference of 10,324 kWh per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.1 times High income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 43 groups.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,467 kWh per capita | 11,230 kWh per capita | 3,763 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2000s | 8,527 kWh per capita | 14,770 kWh per capita | 6,243 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2010s | 8,805 kWh per capita | 17,179 kWh per capita | 8,374 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 8,787 kWh per capita | 18,957 kWh per capita | 10,170 kWh per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, High income or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 19,313 kWh per capita against 8,989 kWh per capita in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between High income and Qatar?
- 10,324 kWh per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and Qatar rank globally for electric power consumption?
- High income ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 43 groups.
- 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.
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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.