Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Qatar
Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.59 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Qatar, 1949–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 2.59 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Qatar peaked at 2.59 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 268,864 tonnes, in 1949.
That places Qatar 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 268,864 tonnes | 268,864 tonnes | 268,864 tonnes | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.33 million tonnes | 631,197 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.99 million tonnes | 3.91 million tonnes | 50.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 105.62 million tonnes | 57.61 million tonnes | 156.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 225.44 million tonnes | 169.79 million tonnes | 282.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 426.03 million tonnes | 293.70 million tonnes | 584.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 848.08 million tonnes | 624.94 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Qatar?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Qatar was 2.59 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,864 tonnes in 1949.
- How does Qatar rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Qatar ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.