France vs Qatar: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
France
-3.8%
in 2025
Qatar
-3.4%
in 2025
France rank
63rd
Qatar rank
61st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- France
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports -3.4% against -3.8% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
France ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 61st of 77 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 114.9% | 101.0% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 29.4% | 18.1% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.9% | 2.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 9.4% | 5.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 5.9% | 4.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 7.2% | 7.0% | Qatar |
| 2020s | -5.5% | 1.1% | 6.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, France or Qatar?
- Qatar, at -3.4% against -3.8% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between France and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Qatar rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- France ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 61st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.