Electricity demand per person in Qatar
Qatar: Electricity demand per person was 18,030 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Qatar, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Qatar stood at 18,030 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Qatar peaked at 18,928 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,155 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Qatar 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,894 kilowatt-hours | 14,155 kilowatt-hours | 17,557 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,190 kilowatt-hours | 16,327 kilowatt-hours | 18,247 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,416 kilowatt-hours | 17,622 kilowatt-hours | 18,928 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Qatar
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.5% (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)
- Fuel exports 83.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Qatar?
- Electricity demand per person in Qatar was 18,030 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 18,928 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,155 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for electricity demand per person?
- Qatar ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.