Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Qatar
Qatar: Share of primary energy from fossil fuels was 99.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels 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
In 2025, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Qatar stood at 99.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2025.
That places Qatar 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2012 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 99.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.7%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 99.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 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 share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Qatar?
- Share of primary energy from fossil fuels in Qatar was 99.4% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from fossil fuels recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2025.
- How does Qatar rank for share of primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Qatar ranks 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from fossil fuels rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.