Iceland vs Qatar: GDP per capita vs. energy use
Iceland
186,041 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2024
Qatar
190,070 kg of oil equivalent per capita
in 2023
Iceland rank
2nd
Qatar rank
1st
GDP per capita vs. energy use over time
- Iceland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 190,070 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 186,041 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Iceland, a difference of 4,029 kg of oil equivalent per capita.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Qatar ahead.
Iceland ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 174 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102,127 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 191,726 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 89,599 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2000s | 151,204 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 210,053 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 58,849 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2010s | 199,890 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 201,654 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 1,764 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
| 2020s | 184,207 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 189,543 kg of oil equivalent per capita | 5,336 kg of oil equivalent per capita | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita vs. energy use, Iceland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 190,070 kg of oil equivalent per capita against 186,041 kg of oil equivalent per capita in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita vs. energy use between Iceland and Qatar?
- 4,029 kg of oil equivalent per capita, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Qatar rank globally for gdp per capita vs. energy use?
- Iceland ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 1st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita vs. energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual energy use per capita, measured in kilowatt-hours per person vs. gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, which is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.