OECD members vs Qatar: Electric power consumption
OECD members
7,670 kWh per capita
in 2024
Qatar
19,963 kWh per capita
in 2023
OECD members rank
4th
Qatar rank
4th
Electric power consumption over time
- OECD members
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 19,963 kWh per capita against 7,670 kWh per capita in OECD members, a difference of 12,293 kWh per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 4th of 41 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 | 7,873 kWh per capita | 17,172 kWh per capita | 9,298 kWh per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 7,663 kWh per capita | 18,857 kWh per capita | 11,195 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 19,963 kWh per capita against 7,670 kWh per capita in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between OECD members and Qatar?
- 12,293 kWh per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do OECD members and Qatar rank globally for electric power consumption?
- OECD members ranks 4th 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.