Qatar vs Russia: Primary energy from solar
Qatar
3.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
2.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar rank
46th
Russia rank
48th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Qatar
- Russia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.48 terawatt-hours against 2.86 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 0.62 terawatt-hours.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Qatar ranks 46th and Russia ranks 48th of 77 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.0052 terawatt-hours | 0.3134 terawatt-hours | 0.3081 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 2.5 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Qatar or Russia?
- Qatar, at 3.48 terawatt-hours against 2.86 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Qatar and Russia?
- 0.62 terawatt-hours, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Russia rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Qatar ranks 46th and Russia ranks 48th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.