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
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Qatar, 1990–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More climate change data for Qatar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Population, total 2.97 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.0% (2025)
- Urban population 2.95 million (2025)
- Urban population 99.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 41.27 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.59 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 41.27 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 41.27 tonnes per person (2024)
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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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.