Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Qatar
Qatar: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was -31.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Qatar, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Qatar is -31.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Qatar peaked at -13.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -62.6%, in 2000.
Qatar ranks 117th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -13.5% | — |
| 1991 | -14.1% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | -18.3% | +30.1% |
| 1993 | -16.8% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | -16.4% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | -14.9% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | -15.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -17.5% | +16.5% |
| 1998 | -16.6% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | -55.1% | +231.5% |
| 2000 | -62.6% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | -58.9% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | -52.4% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | -49.6% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | -51.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | -43.6% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | -39.7% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | -30.3% | -23.7% |
| 2008 | -29.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | -16.8% | -43.5% |
| 2010 | -28.9% | +71.8% |
| 2011 | -43.9% | +51.6% |
| 2012 | -46.8% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | -39.3% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | -31.8% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | -21.4% | -32.5% |
| 2016 | -16.4% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | -25.8% | +57.6% |
| 2018 | -26.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | -23.2% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | -22.1% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | -28.7% | +29.8% |
| 2022 | -36.2% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | -31.2% | -13.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's -31.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.2%. (52 countries reporting)
- Qatar's -31.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.3%. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -231.5% | -16.6% | -55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.8% | -55.1% | -13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -43.5% | -62.6% | -16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -30.4% | -46.8% | -16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -29.5% | -36.2% | -22.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Qatar?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Qatar was -31.2% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was -13.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.6% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Qatar ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.