Agricultural land — Area in Qatar
Qatar: Agricultural land — Area was 74 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Qatar stood at 74 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Qatar peaked at 74 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51 1000 ha, in 1961.
Qatar ranks 183rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51 1000 ha | 51 1000 ha | 51 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.7 1000 ha | 51 1000 ha | 53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.6 1000 ha | 55 1000 ha | 61 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.4 1000 ha | 61 1000 ha | 66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.95 1000 ha | 64.6 1000 ha | 67.39 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.14 1000 ha | 68.38 1000 ha | 74 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 1000 ha | 74 1000 ha | 74 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 180 Faroe Islands 96.07 1000 ha compare
- 181 Mauritius 81.72 1000 ha compare
- 182 Suriname 76 1000 ha compare
- 184 Micronesia 68.35 1000 ha compare
- 185 Trinidad and Tobago 59.52 1000 ha compare
- 186 Samoa 49.41 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 25 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.35 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.57 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.14 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.29 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20.93 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Qatar?
- Agricultural land — area in Qatar was 74 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 74 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for agricultural land — area?
- Qatar ranks 183rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.