Share of primary energy from coal in Qatar
Qatar: Share of primary energy from coal was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from coal in Qatar, 2005–2025
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. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from coal in Qatar is 0.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Qatar peaked at 0.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Qatar 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from coal in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +492.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +40.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -64.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +286.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 5% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of 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 | +492.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2022 | +286.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 74 Ecuador 0.1% compare
- 75 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 76 Portugal 0.0% compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
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 share of primary energy from coal in Qatar?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Qatar was 0.0% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Qatar ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. 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); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.