Qatar vs USSR: Share of primary energy use by source

Qatar

70.6%

in 2025

USSR

34.7%

in 1984

Qatar rank

4th

USSR rank

2nd

Share of primary energy use by source over time

Qatar currently reports 70.6% against 34.7% in USSR, a difference of 35.9%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.0 times USSR's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Qatar ranks 4th and USSR ranks 2nd of 76 countries.

Indicator: Share of primary energy use by source
Unit: %
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 79 places, 4,176 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.