North America vs Qatar: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
North America
13,236 kWh per capita
in 2025
Qatar
19,313 kWh per capita
in 2024
North America rank
1st
Qatar rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- North America
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 19,313 kWh per capita against 13,236 kWh per capita in North America, a difference of 6,077 kWh per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 43 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 | 13,262 kWh per capita | 17,179 kWh per capita | 3,916 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 12,939 kWh per capita | 18,957 kWh per capita | 6,018 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 19,313 kWh per capita against 13,236 kWh per capita in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between North America and Qatar?
- 6,077 kWh per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do North America and Qatar rank globally for electric power consumption?
- North America ranks 1st 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.