Australia vs Qatar: Natural gas production by region
Australia
1,486 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1,835 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Qatar rank
7th
Natural gas production by region over time
- Australia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,835 terawatt-hours against 1,486 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 349 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 7th of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.46 terawatt-hours | 17.06 terawatt-hours | 39.4 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 135.97 terawatt-hours | 56.11 terawatt-hours | 79.86 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 267.75 terawatt-hours | 110.17 terawatt-hours | 157.58 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 376.56 terawatt-hours | 494.68 terawatt-hours | 118.12 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2010s | 843.39 terawatt-hours | 1,647 terawatt-hours | 803.46 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1,499 terawatt-hours | 1,791 terawatt-hours | 291.88 terawatt-hours | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas production by region, Australia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1,835 terawatt-hours against 1,486 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in natural gas production by region between Australia and Qatar?
- 349 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for natural gas production by region?
- Australia ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 7th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Natural gas production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.