Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 557.37 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Qatar stood at 557.37. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.5% on the previous year and up 5,285.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Qatar peaked at 557.37 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 67th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 10.86 | — |
| 2012 | 10.31 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 10.47 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 10.35 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.46 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 9.27 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.73 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.61 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.6 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.56 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 284.91 | +3228.4% |
| 2023 | 276.63 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 557.37 | +101.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 557.37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 728.93, 76% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 557.37 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.75, 8.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +3228.4% | 8.56 | 284.91 |
| 2024 | +101.5% | 276.63 | 557.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 0 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.21 | 8.56 | 557.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More energy & mining data for Qatar
- Ores and metals imports 4.9% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0006 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0006 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Qatar?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Qatar was 557.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 557.37 in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Qatar ranks 67th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,285.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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