Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Qatar
Qatar: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 12.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Qatar, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Qatar stood at 12.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Qatar peaked at 15.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2012.
Qatar ranks 199th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 196 South Korea 13.5% compare
- 197 Barbados 13.2% compare
- 198 Kuwait 13.1% compare
- 200 Oman 12.0% compare
- 201 Seychelles 12.0% compare
- 202 Netherlands Antilles 11.9% compare
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Qatar?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Qatar was 12.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2012.
- How does Qatar rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Qatar ranks 199th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.