Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Qatar
Qatar: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Qatar stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 188.0% on the previous year and up 2,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Qatar peaked at 0.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Qatar 212th out of 230 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.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | 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 12.2%, 6% of the median. (83 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. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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
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 share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Qatar?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Qatar was 0.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Qatar rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Qatar ranks 212th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).