Gas production per person in Qatar
Qatar: Gas production per person was 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
588,966 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
852,312 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2012
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Gas production per person in Qatar, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person for gas production per person in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas production per person in Qatar peaked at 852,312 kilowatt-hours per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
That places Qatar 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gas production per person in Qatar, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1948 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1949 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1950 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1951 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1952 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1953 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1954 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1955 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1956 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1957 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1958 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1959 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1960 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1963 | 21,030 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1964 | 16,726 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 15,223 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 13,677 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 16,559 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 67,328 kilowatt-hours per person | +306.6% |
| 1969 | 99,346 kilowatt-hours per person | +47.6% |
| 1970 | 89,385 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 79,188 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 77,916 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 101,036 kilowatt-hours per person | +29.7% |
| 1974 | 75,741 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 107,357 kilowatt-hours per person | +41.7% |
| 1976 | 54,159 kilowatt-hours per person | -49.6% |
| 1977 | 71,252 kilowatt-hours per person | +31.6% |
| 1978 | 63,302 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 174,529 kilowatt-hours per person | +175.7% |
| 1980 | 177,837 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 152,415 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 167,935 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 164,328 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 176,420 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 154,423 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 156,972 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 146,251 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 147,471 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 150,755 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 148,131 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 173,615 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 175,144 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 176,902 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 178,997 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 180,988 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 183,430 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 243,613 kilowatt-hours per person | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 279,555 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 348,808 kilowatt-hours per person | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 399,562 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 412,208 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 429,301 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 436,410 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 524,231 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 574,290 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 539,394 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 541,221 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 558,364 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 582,739 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 720,270 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 830,255 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 852,312 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 825,962 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 763,735 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 724,515 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 672,347 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 630,047 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 634,530 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 633,156 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 624,015 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 628,708 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 617,045 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 607,490 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 589,495 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person, 253.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas production per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +306.6% | 16,559 kilowatt-hours per person | 67,328 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1979 | +175.7% | 63,302 kilowatt-hours per person | 174,529 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 24,989 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 99,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 89,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 54,159 kilowatt-hours per person | 174,529 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 146,251 kilowatt-hours per person | 177,837 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 208,918 kilowatt-hours per person | 148,131 kilowatt-hours per person | 348,808 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 499,772 kilowatt-hours per person | 399,562 kilowatt-hours per person | 582,739 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 728,713 kilowatt-hours per person | 630,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 852,312 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 609,286 kilowatt-hours per person | 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person | 628,708 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
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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 gas production per person in Qatar?
- Gas production per person in Qatar was 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas production per person recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 852,312 kilowatt-hours per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gas production per person recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does Qatar rank for gas production per person?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gas production per person rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.