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
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072024

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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Indicator
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Unit
kg of oil equivalent per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 6,690 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.