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Electricity demand in Qatar

Qatar: Electricity demand was 56.18 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
56.18 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
56.68 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
9.13 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity demand in Qatar, 2000–2025

1020304050602000201220252000: 9.1 terawatt-hours2001: 9.9 terawatt-hours2002: 10.9 terawatt-hours2003: 12 terawatt-hours2004: 13.2 terawatt-hours2005: 14.4 terawatt-hours2006: 17.1 terawatt-hours2007: 19.5 terawatt-hours2008: 21.6 terawatt-hours2009: 24.2 terawatt-hours2010: 28.1 terawatt-hours2011: 30.7 terawatt-hours2012: 34.8 terawatt-hours2013: 34.8 terawatt-hours2014: 38.8 terawatt-hours2015: 41.6 terawatt-hours2016: 42.4 terawatt-hours2017: 45.7 terawatt-hours2018: 48.1 terawatt-hours2019: 50 terawatt-hours2020: 49.4 terawatt-hours2021: 51.8 terawatt-hours2022: 54.8 terawatt-hours2023: 56.4 terawatt-hours2024: 56.7 terawatt-hours2025: 56.2 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 56.18 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Qatar peaked at 56.68 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.13 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Qatar 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.2 terawatt-hours 9.13 terawatt-hours 24.16 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 39.51 terawatt-hours 28.14 terawatt-hours 50 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 54.2 terawatt-hours 49.4 terawatt-hours 56.68 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 50 Peru 60.47 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 51 Portugal 60.44 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 51 Singapore 60.44 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 54 Greece 55.56 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 55 Romania 54.39 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 56 Oman 52.84 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Qatar?
Electricity demand in Qatar was 56.18 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 56.68 terawatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 9.13 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Qatar rank for electricity demand?
Qatar ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.