Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Qatar
Qatar: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
159.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Qatar, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Qatar stood at 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Qatar peaked at 159.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Qatar ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Qatar, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1876 | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1877 | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1878 | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1879 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1910 | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1921 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1931 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1942 | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1943 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1946 | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 67.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1756.5% |
| 1950 | 87.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.4% |
| 1951 | 92.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 46.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -49.6% |
| 1953 | 82.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +76.0% |
| 1954 | 130.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +57.9% |
| 1955 | 87.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -32.7% |
| 1956 | 101.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.2% |
| 1957 | 61.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -39.4% |
| 1958 | 33.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -45.9% |
| 1959 | 33.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 30.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1961 | 25.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.8% |
| 1962 | 26.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 158.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +486.6% |
| 1964 | 137.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 123.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 109.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 108.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 141.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 159.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 140.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 136.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 141.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 149.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 118.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 104.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 99.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 85.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 85.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 96.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 84.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 73.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 63.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 54.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 60.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 52.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 53.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 46.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 48.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 54.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 47.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 58.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.0% |
| 1992 | 77.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.4% |
| 1993 | 83.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 84.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 81.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 88.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 119.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 103.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 99.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 105.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 102.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 95.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 97.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 92.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 83.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 83.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 59.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 55.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 55.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 61.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 56.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 52.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 48.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 44.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 47.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 45.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 44.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 44.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 45.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 6.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 10.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas 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 | +1756.5% | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 67.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1963 | +486.6% | 26.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 158.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1953 | +76.0% | 46.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 82.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1954 | +57.9% | 82.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 130.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1952 | -49.6% | 92.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1958 | -45.9% | 61.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 67.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 75.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 130.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 102.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 159.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 85.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 149.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 84.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 47.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 119.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 55.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 105.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 44.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 61.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 44.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Qatar?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Qatar was 48.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 159.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Qatar rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.