Luxembourg vs Qatar: Fossil fuel consumption per person
Luxembourg
45,268 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar
198,009 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd
Fossil fuel consumption per person over time
- Luxembourg
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person against 45,268 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 152,741 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 4.4 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 5 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124,657 kilowatt-hours per person | 47,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 77,645 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 127,277 kilowatt-hours per person | 103,759 kilowatt-hours per person | 23,518 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 87,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 185,430 kilowatt-hours per person | 98,382 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 90,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 254,802 kilowatt-hours per person | 164,575 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 99,486 kilowatt-hours per person | 224,189 kilowatt-hours per person | 124,703 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 78,387 kilowatt-hours per person | 221,383 kilowatt-hours per person | 142,996 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 52,177 kilowatt-hours per person | 197,072 kilowatt-hours per person | 144,895 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, Luxembourg or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 198,009 kilowatt-hours per person against 45,268 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person between Luxembourg and Qatar?
- 152,741 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Qatar rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 5 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. 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. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.