Bahrain vs Qatar: Electricity generation from fossil fuels

Bahrain
37.85 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Qatar
53.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bahrain rank
41st
Qatar rank
39th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time

  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
1020304050200020122025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 53.9 terawatt-hours against 37.85 terawatt-hours in Bahrain, a difference of 16.05 terawatt-hours.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 39th of 209 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 18.31 terawatt-hours 15.2 terawatt-hours 3.11 terawatt-hours Bahrain
2010s 27.49 terawatt-hours 39.42 terawatt-hours 11.92 terawatt-hours Qatar
2020s 35.61 terawatt-hours 52.74 terawatt-hours 17.13 terawatt-hours Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Bahrain or Qatar?
Qatar, at 53.9 terawatt-hours against 37.85 terawatt-hours in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Bahrain and Qatar?
16.05 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
Bahrain ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 39th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.