Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Qatar
Qatar: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 96.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Qatar, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Qatar stood at 96.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2024.
Qatar ranks 29th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 96.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 96.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.5% | 98.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 26 Saint Lucia 97.5% compare
- 27 Cayman Islands 97.1% compare
- 28 Niger 96.7% compare
- 30 Cuba 96.3% compare
- 31 American Samoa 96.1% compare
- 32 Oman 95.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Qatar
- Ores and metals imports 4.9% (2024)
- Gas production 1,835 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,835 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0006 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0006 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Qatar?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Qatar was 96.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- How does Qatar rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Qatar ranks 29th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.