North America vs Qatar: Energy use
North America
6,448 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2024
Qatar
16,343 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
North America rank
1st
Qatar rank
1st
Energy use over time
- North America
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 16,343 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 6,448 kg of oil equivalent per capita in North America, a difference of 9,895 kg of oil equivalent per capita.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.5 times North America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st 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 | North America | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,770 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 16,485 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 8,715 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2000s | 7,767 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 18,061 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 10,294 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2010s | 6,931 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 17,339 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 10,408 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6,482 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 16,298 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 9,815 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use, North America or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 16,343 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 6,448 kg of oil equivalent per capita in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy use between North America and Qatar?
- 9,895 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North America and Qatar rank globally for energy use?
- North America ranks 1st 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.