Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Qatar
Qatar: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Qatar is 0.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 188.0% on the previous year and up 2,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Qatar peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Qatar 229th out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -64.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +80.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -72.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +733.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +188.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 6% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4%, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) 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 | +733.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2006 | +300.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 226 Anguilla 0.9% compare
- 227 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.9% compare
- 228 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9% compare
- 230 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.7% compare
- 231 Palau 0.6% compare
- 232 Bahamas 0.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Qatar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Qatar?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Qatar was 0.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Qatar rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Qatar ranks 229th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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