Qatar vs Singapore: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Qatar
199,256 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Singapore
174,382 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
3rd
Singapore rank
4th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Qatar
- Singapore
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 199,256 kilowatt-hours per person against 174,382 kilowatt-hours per person in Singapore, a difference of 24,874 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Singapore ahead.
Qatar ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 33,475 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,537 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 103,759 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,887 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,872 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 185,430 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,668 kilowatt-hours per person | 128,763 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 254,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 101,613 kilowatt-hours per person | 153,190 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 224,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 127,741 kilowatt-hours per person | 96,447 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 221,484 kilowatt-hours per person | 168,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 53,271 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 197,629 kilowatt-hours per person | 168,620 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,009 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Qatar or Singapore?
- Qatar, at 199,256 kilowatt-hours per person against 174,382 kilowatt-hours per person in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Qatar and Singapore?
- 24,874 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Singapore?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Singapore rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Qatar ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.