Bahrain vs Qatar: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Bahrain
23,552 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Qatar
17,298 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Qatar rank
3rd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k200020122025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 23,552 kilowatt-hours against 17,298 kilowatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 6,254 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.4 times Qatar's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 3rd of 209 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 20,164 kilowatt-hours 15,894 kilowatt-hours 4,271 kilowatt-hours Bahrain
2010s 20,398 kilowatt-hours 17,155 kilowatt-hours 3,243 kilowatt-hours Bahrain
2020s 23,126 kilowatt-hours 18,138 kilowatt-hours 4,987 kilowatt-hours Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Bahrain or Qatar?
Bahrain, at 23,552 kilowatt-hours against 17,298 kilowatt-hours in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Bahrain and Qatar?
6,254 kilowatt-hours, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.