Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Qatar
Qatar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Qatar, 1963–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1.1% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Qatar peaked at 1.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1963.
Qatar ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Qatar?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Qatar was 1.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1963.
- How does Qatar rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Qatar ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.