Qatar vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Qatar
1.5%
in 2025
United States
1.0%
in 2025
Qatar rank
28th
United States rank
30th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Qatar
- United States
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.5% against 1.0% in United States, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Qatar ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 79 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.2% | 5.1% | 19.1% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 2.8% | 13.5% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 11.2% | -0.7% | 11.8% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 1.0% | 4.6% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 13.3% | -0.7% | 14.1% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 0.6% | 8.3% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -0.1% | 2.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Qatar or United States?
- Qatar, at 1.5% against 1.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Qatar and United States?
- 0.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Qatar ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil. 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.