Annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar
Qatar: Annual change in primary energy from coal was -0.0004 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar, 2013–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar is -0.0004 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 102.0% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar peaked at 0.4035 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.3375 terawatt-hours, in 2020.
Qatar ranks 32nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0226 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.4035 terawatt-hours | +1688.7% |
| 2015 | -0.1958 terawatt-hours | -148.5% |
| 2016 | 0.016 terawatt-hours | -108.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0271 terawatt-hours | +69.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1403 terawatt-hours | +416.7% |
| 2019 | -0.0544 terawatt-hours | -138.8% |
| 2020 | -0.3375 terawatt-hours | +520.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0463 terawatt-hours | -86.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0864 terawatt-hours | -286.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0162 terawatt-hours | -81.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0208 terawatt-hours | +28.5% |
| 2025 | -0.0004 terawatt-hours | -102.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -0.0004 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3338 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -0.0004 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0209 terawatt-hours. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1688.7% | 0.0226 terawatt-hours | 0.4035 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0513 terawatt-hours | -0.1958 terawatt-hours | 0.4035 terawatt-hours | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.0435 terawatt-hours | -0.3375 terawatt-hours | 0.0864 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More energy & mining data for Qatar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar?
- Annual change in primary energy from coal in Qatar was -0.0004 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from coal recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4035 terawatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from coal recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3375 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Qatar ranks 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from coal rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.