Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Qatar
Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 3,911 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Qatar stood at 3,911 kilograms per person.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Qatar peaked at 5,894 kilograms per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,276 kilograms per person, in 1991.
That places Qatar 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,705 kilograms per person | 3,276 kilograms per person | 4,269 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,925 kilograms per person | 3,752 kilograms per person | 5,894 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,002 kilograms per person | 4,259 kilograms per person | 5,531 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,081 kilograms per person | 3,911 kilograms per person | 4,327 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 4 Saudi Arabia 4,298 kilograms per person compare
- 5 Cook Islands 4,212 kilograms per person compare
- 6 Canada 4,186 kilograms per person compare
- 8 Australia 3,655 kilograms per person compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 3,572 kilograms per person compare
- 10 Kuwait 3,522 kilograms 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 transport in Qatar?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Qatar was 3,911 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 5,894 kilograms per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,276 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Qatar rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Qatar ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.