Solid biofuels — Energy production in Qatar
Qatar: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 46.56 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Qatar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 46.56 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Qatar peaked at 46.72 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.75 TJ, in 1994.
Qatar ranks 176th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Qatar, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.66 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 26.49 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 34.71 TJ | +31.0% |
| 1993 | 35.63 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 23.75 TJ | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 25.58 TJ | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 25.58 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.58 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 39.28 TJ | +53.6% |
| 1999 | 40.19 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 41.11 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 41.11 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.02 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 42.93 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 42.93 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.85 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 43.85 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.85 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.76 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 44.76 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.67 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 45.67 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.67 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.59 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.59 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46.59 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.59 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.59 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.59 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.72 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.7 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.65 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.61 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.56 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.56 TJ | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 46.56 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 36,362 TJ, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 46.56 TJ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,812 TJ, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +53.6% | 25.58 TJ | 39.28 TJ |
| 1994 | -33.3% | 35.63 TJ | 23.75 TJ |
| 1992 | +31.0% | 26.49 TJ | 34.71 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.15 TJ | 23.75 TJ | 40.19 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.12 TJ | 41.11 TJ | 44.76 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.33 TJ | 45.67 TJ | 46.72 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.62 TJ | 46.56 TJ | 46.7 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 173 Dominica 66.14 TJ compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 63.03 TJ compare
- 175 Cook Islands 57 TJ compare
- 177 French Polynesia 43.85 TJ compare
- 178 Netherlands Antilles (former) 30.33 TJ compare
- 178 United States Virgin Islands 30.33 TJ compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Qatar?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Qatar was 46.56 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 46.72 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.75 TJ in 1994.
- How does Qatar rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Qatar ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.