Share of primary energy from gas in Qatar
Qatar: Share of primary energy from gas was 70.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from gas in Qatar, 1965–2025
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
Qatar recorded 70.6% for share of primary energy from gas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Qatar peaked at 91.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1967.
Qatar ranks 4th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 59.4% | — |
| 1966 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 57.5% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 82.6% | +43.8% |
| 1969 | 87.1% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 90.2% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 89.9% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 85.5% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 88.4% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 75.2% | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 76.5% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 89.6% | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 91.9% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 87.6% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 87.6% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 85.5% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 83.3% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 90.5% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 89.2% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 82.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 83.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 79.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 73.3% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | -1.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 70.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 70.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.7%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 | +43.8% | 57.5% | 82.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 57.5% | 87.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 85.3% | 75.2% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.9% | 82.5% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 82.4% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 73.3% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 70.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 70.6% | 75.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 87.0% compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 81.0% compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 75.3% compare
- 5 Iran 69.5% compare
- 6 Oman 68.4% compare
- 7 Algeria 67.9% compare
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 gas in Qatar?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Qatar was 70.6% 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 gas recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1967.
- How does Qatar rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Qatar ranks 4th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.