Qatar vs USSR: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
Qatar
140,623 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
18,324 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Qatar rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- Qatar
- USSR
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 140,623 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,324 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 122,299 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 7.7 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36,550 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,296 kilowatt-hours per person | 30,254 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 89,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,691 kilowatt-hours per person | 78,696 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 167,787 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,074 kilowatt-hours per person | 151,713 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, Qatar or USSR?
- Qatar, at 140,623 kilowatt-hours per person against 18,324 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between Qatar and USSR?
- 122,299 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Qatar and USSR rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- Qatar ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption per person, 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 kilowatt-hours per person.