Qatar vs Palestine: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Qatar
22,570 tonnes
in 2024
Palestine
37,666 tonnes
in 2024
Qatar rank
116th
Palestine rank
113th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Qatar
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 37,666 tonnes against 22,570 tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 15,096 tonnes.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.7 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 116th and Palestine ranks 113th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 9 and Palestine in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -73.28 tonnes | -5,573 tonnes | 5,500 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1860s | -197.86 tonnes | -20,009 tonnes | 19,811 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1870s | -304.11 tonnes | -34,192 tonnes | 33,888 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1880s | -351.74 tonnes | -40,663 tonnes | 40,311 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1890s | -366.4 tonnes | -53,450 tonnes | 53,084 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1900s | -399.38 tonnes | -57,052 tonnes | 56,653 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1910s | 1,674 tonnes | -538.61 tonnes | 2,213 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1920s | 3,906 tonnes | 35,130 tonnes | 31,225 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1930s | 6,412 tonnes | 54,747 tonnes | 48,335 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1940s | 8,647 tonnes | 38,886 tonnes | 30,239 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1950s | -289.46 tonnes | 212,006 tonnes | 212,296 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1960s | -12,692 tonnes | 38,970 tonnes | 51,662 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1970s | 8,215 tonnes | 36,252 tonnes | 28,037 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1980s | 36,992 tonnes | 65,937 tonnes | 28,946 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1990s | 34,097 tonnes | -19,056 tonnes | 53,154 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2000s | 19,031 tonnes | -219,646 tonnes | 238,677 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2010s | 36,534 tonnes | 97,144 tonnes | 60,610 tonnes | Palestine |
| 2020s | 18,239 tonnes | 26,469 tonnes | 8,229 tonnes | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Qatar or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 37,666 tonnes against 22,570 tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Qatar and Palestine?
- 15,096 tonnes, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Palestine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Palestine rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Qatar ranks 116th and Palestine ranks 113th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.