Per capita ghg excl land use in Qatar
Qatar: Per capita ghg excl land use was 48.75 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
48.75
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
159.1
in 1969
All-time low
1.51
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Qatar, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 48.75 for per capita ghg excl land use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Qatar peaked at 159.1 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.51, in 1850.
That places Qatar 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.51 | — |
| 1851 | 1.53 | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 1.55 | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 1.57 | +1.1% |
| 1854 | 1.58 | +1.1% |
| 1855 | 1.6 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 1.61 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 1.63 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 1.64 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 1.66 | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 1.67 | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1.67 | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 1.68 | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 1.69 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 1.7 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 1.7 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 1.71 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 1.72 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 1.73 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.73 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.74 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 1.75 | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.77 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 1.79 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 1.83 | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 1.87 | +2.1% |
| 1876 | 1.9 | +2.1% |
| 1877 | 1.94 | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 1.97 | +1.6% |
| 1879 | 1.99 | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 2.01 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 2.01 | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 2.01 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 2.01 | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 2.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 2.01 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 2.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 2.01 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 2.03 | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 2.03 | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 2.03 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 2.04 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 2.04 | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 2.05 | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 2.05 | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 2.06 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 2.07 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 2.08 | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 2.09 | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 2.1 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 2.1 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 2.11 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 2.12 | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 2.12 | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 2.12 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 2.13 | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 2.13 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 2.13 | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 2.14 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 2.14 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 2.14 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 2.14 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 2.14 | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 2.15 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | 2.15 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 2.14 | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 2.13 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 2.13 | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 2.12 | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 2.12 | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 2.12 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 2.12 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 2.13 | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 2.17 | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 2.24 | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 2.33 | +4.3% |
| 1944 | 2.45 | +4.9% |
| 1945 | 2.56 | +4.7% |
| 1946 | 2.68 | +4.5% |
| 1947 | 2.79 | +4.1% |
| 1948 | 2.89 | +3.5% |
| 1949 | 66.66 | +2207.8% |
| 1950 | 86.42 | +29.6% |
| 1951 | 92.17 | +6.7% |
| 1952 | 46.08 | -50.0% |
| 1953 | 81.71 | +77.3% |
| 1954 | 129.5 | +58.5% |
| 1955 | 86.92 | -32.9% |
| 1956 | 101.12 | +16.3% |
| 1957 | 61.04 | -39.6% |
| 1958 | 32.83 | -46.2% |
| 1959 | 33.72 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 30.39 | -9.9% |
| 1961 | 25.5 | -16.1% |
| 1962 | 26.49 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 157.6 | +494.8% |
| 1964 | 137.19 | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 123.46 | -10.0% |
| 1966 | 108.69 | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 108.42 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 141.37 | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 159.1 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 140.17 | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 136.45 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 141.73 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 149.2 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 118.42 | -20.6% |
| 1975 | 104.02 | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 99.42 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 84.95 | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 85.1 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 96.4 | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 83.79 | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 73.56 | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 62.95 | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 54.19 | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 60.52 | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 52.57 | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 53.21 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 45.93 | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 47.96 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 53.85 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 46.78 | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 57.99 | +24.0% |
| 1992 | 77.5 | +33.6% |
| 1993 | 82.72 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 83.68 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 81.19 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 88.25 | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 119.13 | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 102.75 | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 98.91 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 105.44 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 102.18 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 95.36 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 97.75 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 92.42 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 83.19 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 83.25 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.98 | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 59.02 | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 54.89 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 54.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.53 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 60.92 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 56.55 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 51.93 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 48.19 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 44.28 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 47.52 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 45.39 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 44.07 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 43.9 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 44.84 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 45.58 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 47.78 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 48.75 | +2.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 48.75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.74, 7.2× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 48.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.52, 10.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use 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 | +2207.8% | 2.89 | 66.66 |
| 1963 | +494.8% | 26.49 | 157.6 |
| 1953 | +77.3% | 46.08 | 81.71 |
| 1954 | +58.5% | 81.71 | 129.5 |
| 1952 | -50.0% | 92.17 | 46.08 |
| 1958 | -46.2% | 61.04 | 32.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.59 | 1.51 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.7 | 1.67 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.85 | 1.74 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.13 | 2.11 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.13 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.89 | 2.13 | 66.66 | 10 |
| 1950s | 75.15 | 32.83 | 129.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 101.82 | 25.5 | 159.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.59 | 84.95 | 149.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.85 | 45.93 | 83.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.89 | 46.78 | 119.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.15 | 54.89 | 105.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.13 | 44.07 | 60.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.17 | 43.9 | 48.75 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg excl land use in Qatar?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Qatar was 48.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 159.1 in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 in 1850.
- How does Qatar rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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