Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from renewables
Qatar
0.6%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2025
Qatar rank
70th
Saudi Arabia rank
71st
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 71st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Qatar ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 71st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.