Qatar vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of primary energy use by source
Qatar
70.6%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
87.0%
in 2025
Qatar rank
4th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Share of primary energy use by source over time
- Qatar
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 87.0% against 70.6% in Qatar, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 37.7% | 31.6% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 85.3% | 36.7% | 48.6% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 85.9% | 71.1% | 14.8% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 81.8% | 4.6% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 87.3% | 8.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 88.9% | 15.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 88.8% | 16.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy use by source, Qatar or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 87.0% against 70.6% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy use by source between Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 16.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of primary energy use by source?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 76 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 use by source. 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.