Australia vs Qatar: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Australia
387.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
438.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Qatar rank
23rd
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Australia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 438.17 terawatt-hours against 387.19 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 50.98 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9078 terawatt-hours | 3.4 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1970s | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 17.06 terawatt-hours | 39.4 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 134.95 terawatt-hours | 56.11 terawatt-hours | 78.84 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 183.73 terawatt-hours | 113.54 terawatt-hours | 70.19 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 247.88 terawatt-hours | 164.65 terawatt-hours | 83.23 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 366.12 terawatt-hours | 371.36 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 402.99 terawatt-hours | 421.15 terawatt-hours | 18.16 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Australia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 438.17 terawatt-hours against 387.19 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Australia and Qatar?
- 50.98 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Australia ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.