Global primary energy use by source in Qatar
Qatar: Global primary energy use by source was 0.4072 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Global primary energy use by source in Qatar, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.4072 terawatt-hours for global primary energy use by source in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global primary energy use by source in Qatar peaked at 0.4084 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
That places Qatar 61st out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global primary energy use by source in Qatar, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.0289 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.0289 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2318 terawatt-hours | +701.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3085 terawatt-hours | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3616 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.372 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3907 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4077 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3563 terawatt-hours | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4072 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4061 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4072 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4072 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4084 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4072 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.4072 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.88 terawatt-hours, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +701.6% | 0.0289 terawatt-hours | 0.2318 terawatt-hours |
| 2014 | +33.1% | 0.2318 terawatt-hours | 0.3085 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2486 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4077 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4072 terawatt-hours | 0.4061 terawatt-hours | 0.4084 terawatt-hours | 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 global primary energy use by source in Qatar?
- Global primary energy use by source in Qatar was 0.4072 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global primary energy use by source recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4084 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest global primary energy use by source recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does Qatar rank for global primary energy use by source?
- Qatar ranks 61st out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global primary energy use by source rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.