Carbon intensity of electricity — all countries

Carbon intensity of electricity — Qatar

Carbon intensity of electricity in Qatar in 2025 — 582 g/kWh. Ranked 74 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.6%.

2025 582 g/kWh −0.03% vs 2024
World rank 74of 91
Period maximum 604 g/kWh2001
Period minimum 582 g/kWh2025

Trend over time

2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh

Carbon intensity of electricity — Qatar, 2000–20255805906006102000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 604 g/kWh2001: 604 g/kWh2002: 603 g/kWh2003: 604 g/kWh2004: 604 g/kWh2005: 603 g/kWh2006: 604 g/kWh2007: 604 g/kWh2008: 604 g/kWh2009: 603 g/kWh2010: 604 g/kWh2011: 604 g/kWh2012: 603 g/kWh2013: 603 g/kWh2014: 603 g/kWh2015: 602 g/kWh2016: 603 g/kWh2017: 602 g/kWh2018: 602 g/kWh2019: 603 g/kWh2020: 603 g/kWh2021: 602 g/kWh2022: 597 g/kWh2023: 584 g/kWh2024: 582 g/kWh2025: 582 g/kWh
Change over the period: −22 (−3.64%) Average annual rate: -0.15 %
Carbon intensity of electricity — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year g/kWh Change Change, %
2025 582 −0 −0.03%
2024 582 −3 −0.44%
2023 584 −13 −2.12%
2022 597 −6 −0.92%
2021 602 −0 −0.03%
2020 603 −0 −0.03%
2019 603 +0 +0.07%
2018 602 −0 −0.01%
2017 602 −0 −0.01%
2016 603 +0 +0.01%
2015 602 −0 −0.02%
2014 603 −0 −0.05%
2013 603 −1 −0.09%
2012 603 −0 −0.03%
2011 604 −0 −0.02%
2010 604 +0 +0.05%
2009 603 −0 −0.02%
2008 604 −0 −0.03%
2007 604 +0 +0.03%
2006 604 +0 +0.03%
2005 603 −0 −0.08%
2004 604 +0 +0.04%
2003 604 +0 +0.06%
2002 603 −1 −0.12%
2001 604 +1 +0.08%
2000 604

Western Asia, 2025

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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.

Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.