North America vs Qatar: Electric power consumption
North America
12,975 kWh per capita
in 2024
Qatar
19,963 kWh per capita
in 2023
North America rank
1st
Qatar rank
4th
Electric power consumption over time
- North America
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 19,963 kWh per capita against 12,975 kWh per capita in North America, a difference of 6,988 kWh per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 41 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,929 kWh per capita | 11,230 kWh per capita | 1,699 kWh per capita | North America |
| 2000s | 13,782 kWh per capita | 14,770 kWh per capita | 987.79 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2010s | 13,252 kWh per capita | 17,172 kWh per capita | 3,920 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 12,844 kWh per capita | 18,857 kWh per capita | 6,014 kWh per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, North America or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 19,963 kWh per capita against 12,975 kWh per capita in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between North America and Qatar?
- 6,988 kWh per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North America and Qatar rank globally for electric power consumption?
- North America ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 41 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.