Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Qatar
Qatar: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 27.6 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Qatar is 27.6 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Qatar peaked at 63.27 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22.45 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Qatar 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Qatar?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.27 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.45 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Qatar ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.