Qatar vs South Africa: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Qatar
1,247 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
South Africa
1,022 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
58th
South Africa rank
61st
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Qatar
- South Africa
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1,247 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,022 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa, a difference of 225 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Qatar ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st of 80 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.43 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 42.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 42.19 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 413.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 413.59 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 755.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 755.1 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 806.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 806.57 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 101.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 864.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 763 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 556.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 908.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.84 kilowatt-hours per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Qatar or South Africa?
- Qatar, at 1,247 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,022 kilowatt-hours per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Qatar and South Africa?
- 225 kilowatt-hours per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Qatar ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.