Qatar vs Sweden: Primary energy from solar
Qatar
3.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
4.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar rank
46th
Sweden rank
44th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Qatar
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.43 terawatt-hours against 3.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.95 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0027 terawatt-hours | 0.0027 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0052 terawatt-hours | 0.1647 terawatt-hours | 0.1595 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | 1.42 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Qatar or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.43 terawatt-hours against 3.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Qatar and Sweden?
- 0.95 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Qatar ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th 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.