Qatar vs Spain: Primary energy from solar per person
Qatar
1,116 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
1,348 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
8th
Spain rank
5th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Qatar
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,116 kilowatt-hours per person in Qatar, a difference of 232 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2793 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2793 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 264.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 262.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 418.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 887.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 469.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Qatar or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,116 kilowatt-hours per person in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Qatar and Spain?
- 232 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Spain rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Qatar ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar 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 of total energy supply per person.