Qatar vs Palestine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Qatar
1.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Palestine
1.42 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar rank
166th
Palestine rank
167th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Qatar
- Palestine
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.50 million tonnes against 1.42 million tonnes in Palestine, a difference of 78,260 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 166th and Palestine ranks 167th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 12 and Palestine in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -370.06 tonnes | -24,717 tonnes | 24,347 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1860s | -1,700 tonnes | -150,543 tonnes | 148,843 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1870s | -4,324 tonnes | -434,437 tonnes | 430,113 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1880s | -7,643 tonnes | -817,329 tonnes | 809,686 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1890s | -11,285 tonnes | -1.29 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1900s | -15,114 tonnes | -1.85 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1910s | -9,186 tonnes | -2.16 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1920s | 20,108 tonnes | -1.94 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1930s | 72,899 tonnes | -1.47 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1940s | 149,780 tonnes | -984,297 tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Qatar |
| 1950s | 217,103 tonnes | 465,962 tonnes | 248,859 tonnes | Palestine |
| 1960s | 100,833 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Palestine |
| 1970s | 74,889 tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | Palestine |
| 1980s | 366,444 tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | Palestine |
| 1990s | 738,860 tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Palestine |
| 2000s | 939,050 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 535,384 tonnes | Palestine |
| 2010s | 1.25 million tonnes | 460,843 tonnes | 786,338 tonnes | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 99,946 tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Qatar or Palestine?
- Qatar, at 1.50 million tonnes against 1.42 million tonnes in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Qatar and Palestine?
- 78,260 tonnes, with Qatar 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Qatar ranks 166th and Palestine ranks 167th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.