High income vs Qatar: Energy use
High income
4,178 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2024
Qatar
16,343 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Qatar rank
1st
Energy use over time
- High income
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 16,343 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 4,178 kg of oil equivalent per capita in High income, a difference of 12,165 kg of oil equivalent per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 3.9 times High income's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,707 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 16,485 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 11,778 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2000s | 4,923 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 18,061 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 13,138 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4,722 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 17,339 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 12,617 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 4,497 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 16,298 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 11,801 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use, High income or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 16,343 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 4,178 kg of oil equivalent per capita in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy use between High income and Qatar?
- 12,165 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do High income and Qatar rank globally for energy use?
- High income ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.