Qatar vs USSR: Primary energy use per person
Qatar
199,256 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
60,451 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1991
Qatar rank
3rd
USSR rank
1st
Primary energy use per person over time
- Qatar
- USSR
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 199,256 kilowatt-hours per person against 60,451 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 138,805 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 3.3 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
Qatar ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 217 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,012 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,884 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,127 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 103,759 kilowatt-hours per person | 42,429 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,329 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 185,430 kilowatt-hours per person | 56,452 kilowatt-hours per person | 128,979 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 189,376 kilowatt-hours per person | 61,101 kilowatt-hours per person | 128,275 kilowatt-hours per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Qatar or USSR?
- Qatar, at 199,256 kilowatt-hours per person against 60,451 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Qatar and USSR?
- 138,805 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and USSR?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1991.
- How do Qatar and USSR rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Qatar ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 217 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 Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.