Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from solar
Qatar
0.6%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.5%
in 2025
Qatar rank
55th
Saudi Arabia rank
56th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
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% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, 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 solar?
- Qatar ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th 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 solar. 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.