Share global food emissions in Qatar
Qatar: Share global food emissions was 0.1179 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Qatar, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Qatar stood at 0.1179. 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 global food emissions in Qatar peaked at 0.1179 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0287, 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 global food emissions in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0314 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0311 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0314 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0303 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0306 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0287 | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0346 | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0486 | +40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0497 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0526 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.053 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0492 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0394 | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0459 | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0467 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0486 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0531 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0559 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0633 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0698 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0752 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.087 | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0783 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1173 | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1174 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1179 | +0.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.1179 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 1.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.1179 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0369 | 0.0287 | 0.0526 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0525 | 0.0394 | 0.0698 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0989 | 0.0752 | 0.1179 | 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 global food emissions in Qatar?
- Share global food emissions in Qatar was 0.1179 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1179 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 in 1995.
- How does Qatar rank for share global food emissions?
- Qatar ranks 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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