Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Qatar is 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Qatar 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 167 Sweden 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 168 Gabon 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 169 Canada 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 172 Bermuda 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 173 Oman 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Qatar was 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.