Methane emissions in Qatar
Qatar: Methane emissions was 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 199 countries
All-time high
27.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2000
All-time low
10,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Qatar, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions in Qatar is 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Qatar peaked at 27.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1910.
Qatar ranks 69th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Qatar, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 10,689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 10,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 10,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 10,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 10,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 10,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 10,935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 10,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 11,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1860 | 11,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1861 | 11,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 11,049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 11,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 11,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 11,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 11,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 11,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 11,025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 11,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 11,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1871 | 11,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 11,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 11,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 10,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 10,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 10,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 10,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 10,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 10,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 10,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 10,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 10,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 10,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 10,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 10,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 10,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 10,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 10,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 10,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 10,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 10,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 10,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 10,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 10,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 10,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 10,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 10,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 10,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 10,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 10,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 10,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 10,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 10,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 10,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 10,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1906 | 10,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 10,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 10,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 10,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 10,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 10,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 10,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 10,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 10,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 10,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 10,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 10,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 10,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 10,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 10,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 10,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 10,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 10,291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 10,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 10,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 10,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 10,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 10,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 10,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 10,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 10,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 10,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 10,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 10,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 10,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 10,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 11,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 11,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 11,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1940 | 11,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 12,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1942 | 12,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1943 | 13,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1944 | 13,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1945 | 13,889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 14,145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 14,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 14,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8491.3% |
| 1950 | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.7% |
| 1951 | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.4% |
| 1952 | 943,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -49.5% |
| 1953 | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +87.0% |
| 1954 | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +65.2% |
| 1955 | 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -31.1% |
| 1956 | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +20.8% |
| 1957 | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -38.0% |
| 1958 | 825,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -45.1% |
| 1959 | 896,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.6% |
| 1960 | 862,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 793,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 932,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +87.3% |
| 1964 | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.9% |
| 1965 | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +37.9% |
| 1968 | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +180.6% |
| 1969 | 9.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +57.2% |
| 1970 | 8.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 11.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 9.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.4% |
| 1978 | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 10.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +32.2% |
| 1985 | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 7.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 9.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 8.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 9.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +42.1% |
| 1997 | 23.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +90.9% |
| 1998 | 22.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 24.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 27.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 23.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 23.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 20.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 21.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 22.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 22.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 19.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 22.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 22.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 23.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 22.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 21.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 21.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 22.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 22.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | +8491.3% | 14,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1968 | +180.6% | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1997 | +90.9% | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1963 | +87.3% | 932,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1953 | +87.0% | 943,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1954 | +65.2% | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 11,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 10,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 10,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 10,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 10,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 10,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 10,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 10,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 137,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 825,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 793,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 66 Bahrain 23.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 23.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 68 Burkina Faso 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 70 Ecuador 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 71 Romania 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 72 Guinea 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Qatar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 127.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 53.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 74.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2016 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.015 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions in Qatar?
- Methane emissions in Qatar was 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2000.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1910.
- How does Qatar rank for methane emissions?
- Qatar ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.