China vs Qatar: Fossil fuel production by fuel
China
2,641 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1,835 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
5th
Qatar rank
7th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- China
- Qatar
How they compare
China currently reports 2,641 terawatt-hours against 1,835 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 806 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
China ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 7th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1960s | 10.04 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 7.87 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1970s | 84.93 terawatt-hours | 17.06 terawatt-hours | 67.88 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1980s | 134.52 terawatt-hours | 56.11 terawatt-hours | 78.41 terawatt-hours | China |
| 1990s | 191.64 terawatt-hours | 110.17 terawatt-hours | 81.47 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2000s | 513.35 terawatt-hours | 494.68 terawatt-hours | 18.67 terawatt-hours | China |
| 2010s | 1,328 terawatt-hours | 1,647 terawatt-hours | 318.7 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2,286 terawatt-hours | 1,791 terawatt-hours | 495.42 terawatt-hours | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, China or Qatar?
- China, at 2,641 terawatt-hours against 1,835 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between China and Qatar?
- 806 terawatt-hours, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Qatar rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- China ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 7th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.