Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Qatar
Qatar: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Qatar, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Qatar stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 142.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Qatar peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Qatar 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Qatar?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Qatar was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Qatar rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Qatar ranks 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.