Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Qatar

Qatar: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 27.6 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.6 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
2nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
63.27 tonnes per person
in 1997
All-time low
22.45 tonnes per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Qatar, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 22.5 tonnes per person1991: 32.9 tonnes per person1992: 46.6 tonnes per person1993: 52.7 tonnes per person1994: 54.2 tonnes per person1995: 54.9 tonnes per person1996: 55.4 tonnes per person1997: 63.3 tonnes per person1998: 53.1 tonnes per person1999: 26.6 tonnes per person2000: 23.4 tonnes per person2001: 27.9 tonnes per person2002: 30.2 tonnes per person2003: 31.5 tonnes per person2004: 29.9 tonnes per person2005: 32.6 tonnes per person2006: 37 tonnes per person2007: 34.3 tonnes per person2008: 30.4 tonnes per person2009: 34.2 tonnes per person2010: 30.6 tonnes per person2011: 25.4 tonnes per person2012: 26.1 tonnes per person2013: 27.3 tonnes per person2014: 28.2 tonnes per person2015: 30.2 tonnes per person2016: 29.4 tonnes per person2017: 29 tonnes per person2018: 27.5 tonnes per person2019: 27.8 tonnes per person2020: 28.2 tonnes per person2021: 26.4 tonnes per person2022: 24.2 tonnes per person2023: 27.6 tonnes per person

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 27.6 tonnes per person for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Qatar peaked at 63.27 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.45 tonnes per person, in 1990.

Qatar ranks 2nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.22 tonnes per person 22.45 tonnes per person 63.27 tonnes per person 10
2000s 31.16 tonnes per person 23.43 tonnes per person 37.03 tonnes per person 10
2010s 28.15 tonnes per person 25.35 tonnes per person 30.62 tonnes per person 10
2020s 26.6 tonnes per person 24.19 tonnes per person 28.16 tonnes per person 4

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 1 Singapore 32.29 tonnes per person compare
  2. 4 Kuwait 25.28 tonnes per person compare
  3. 5 United Arab Emirates 23.31 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Qatar?
Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Qatar was 27.6 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 63.27 tonnes per person in 1997.
What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 22.45 tonnes per person in 1990.
How does Qatar rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Qatar ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.