Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Qatar
Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 33.71 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Qatar, 1949–2024
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 33.71 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Qatar peaked at 53.48 tonnes per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1949.
Qatar ranks 1st of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1960s | 5.68 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 15.82 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 17.18 tonnes per person | 11.72 tonnes per person | 32.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.47 tonnes per person | 22.52 tonnes per person | 32.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.63 tonnes per person | 20.22 tonnes per person | 53.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.48 tonnes per person | 28.2 tonnes per person | 42.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.03 tonnes per person | 31.08 tonnes per person | 42.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.98 tonnes per person | 30.62 tonnes per person | 33.71 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 2 Bahrain 21.05 tonnes per person compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 19.77 tonnes per person compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 13.1 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Qatar?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Qatar was 33.71 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 53.48 tonnes per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Qatar rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.