OECD members vs Qatar: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
OECD members
7,794 kWh per capita
in 2025
Qatar
19,313 kWh per capita
in 2024
OECD members rank
4th
Qatar rank
4th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- OECD members
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 19,313 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 11,519 kWh per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 4th 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 | OECD members | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,945 kWh per capita | 11,230 kWh per capita | 4,285 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2000s | 7,855 kWh per capita | 14,770 kWh per capita | 6,914 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2010s | 7,881 kWh per capita | 17,179 kWh per capita | 9,298 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7,700 kWh per capita | 18,957 kWh per capita | 11,257 kWh per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, OECD members or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 19,313 kWh per capita against 7,794 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between OECD members and Qatar?
- 11,519 kWh per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Qatar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Qatar rank globally for electric power consumption?
- OECD members ranks 4th 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.