Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
Qatar
0.6%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.6%
in 2025
Qatar rank
72nd
Saudi Arabia rank
73rd
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 72nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- Qatar ranks 72nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.