Norway vs Qatar: Gas production per person
Norway
214,403 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar
588,966 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Norway rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Gas production per person over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person against 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway, a difference of 374,563 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.7 times Norway's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,989 kilowatt-hours per person | 24,989 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 9,162 kilowatt-hours per person | 89,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 80,225 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 62,388 kilowatt-hours per person | 159,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 97,092 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 76,607 kilowatt-hours per person | 208,918 kilowatt-hours per person | 132,311 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 168,221 kilowatt-hours per person | 499,772 kilowatt-hours per person | 331,551 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 216,876 kilowatt-hours per person | 728,713 kilowatt-hours per person | 511,837 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 214,400 kilowatt-hours per person | 609,286 kilowatt-hours per person | 394,887 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gas production per person, Norway or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person against 214,403 kilowatt-hours per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gas production per person between Norway and Qatar?
- 374,563 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 gas production per person?
- Norway ranks 3rd and Qatar 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 Gas production 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.