Norway vs Qatar: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Norway
1,206 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1,835 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
10th
Qatar rank
7th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,835 terawatt-hours against 1,206 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 629 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Norway ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 1970s | 37.24 terawatt-hours | 17.06 terawatt-hours | 20.19 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 259.11 terawatt-hours | 56.11 terawatt-hours | 203 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 334.41 terawatt-hours | 110.17 terawatt-hours | 224.23 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 781.74 terawatt-hours | 494.68 terawatt-hours | 287.06 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 1,647 terawatt-hours | 530.67 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1,178 terawatt-hours | 1,791 terawatt-hours | 612.81 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Norway or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1,835 terawatt-hours against 1,206 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Norway and Qatar?
- 629 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Norway ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 7th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.