Qatar vs Turkmenistan: Share of primary energy from gas
Qatar
70.6%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
81.0%
in 2025
Qatar rank
4th
Turkmenistan rank
2nd
Share of primary energy from gas over time
- Qatar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 81.0% against 70.6% in Qatar, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.4% | 71.1% | 12.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 69.0% | 17.4% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 63.9% | 14.8% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 75.3% | 2.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 82.2% | 9.7% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from gas, Qatar or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 81.0% against 70.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from gas between Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 10.4%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of primary energy from gas?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Turkmenistan ranks 2nd of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.