Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Qatar
Qatar: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Qatar, 1949–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Qatar stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Qatar peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1949.
Qatar ranks 62nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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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 in Qatar?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Qatar was 0.1% 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 recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1949.
- How does Qatar rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Qatar ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.