Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Qatar
Qatar: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 142.04 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Qatar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Qatar stood at 142.04 TJ.
The figure is down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Qatar peaked at 368.8 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.18 TJ, in 1994.
That places Qatar 173rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Qatar, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 206.23 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 208.06 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 60.56 TJ | -70.9% |
| 1993 | 22.84 TJ | -62.3% |
| 1994 | 19.18 TJ | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 80.01 TJ | +317.1% |
| 1996 | 80.01 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.51 TJ | -36.9% |
| 1998 | 50.51 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.92 TJ | +60.2% |
| 2000 | 64.86 TJ | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 138.61 TJ | +113.7% |
| 2002 | 66.01 TJ | -52.4% |
| 2003 | 32.73 TJ | -50.4% |
| 2004 | 64.73 TJ | +97.8% |
| 2005 | 64.73 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 238.93 TJ | +269.1% |
| 2007 | 60.59 TJ | -74.6% |
| 2008 | 192.41 TJ | +217.6% |
| 2009 | 49.34 TJ | -74.4% |
| 2010 | 261.12 TJ | +429.2% |
| 2011 | 280.15 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 192.18 TJ | -31.4% |
| 2013 | 140.52 TJ | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 267.61 TJ | +90.4% |
| 2015 | 238.38 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 332.64 TJ | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 368.8 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 249.75 TJ | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 310.55 TJ | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 239.75 TJ | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 180.79 TJ | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 187.68 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 142.04 TJ | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 142.04 TJ | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 142.04 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,866 TJ, 3% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 142.04 TJ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,295 TJ, 6% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +429.2% | 49.34 TJ | 261.12 TJ |
| 1995 | +317.1% | 19.18 TJ | 80.01 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.88 TJ | 19.18 TJ | 208.06 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.3 TJ | 32.73 TJ | 238.93 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.17 TJ | 140.52 TJ | 368.8 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.46 TJ | 142.04 TJ | 239.75 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 220.09 TJ compare
- 171 Marshall Islands 197 TJ compare
- 172 Liechtenstein 194.6 TJ compare
- 174 Maldives 139.47 TJ compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 110.59 TJ compare
- 176 New Caledonia 107.05 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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Qatar?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Qatar was 142.04 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 368.8 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 TJ in 1994.
- How does Qatar rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Qatar ranks 173rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.