Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Qatar
Qatar: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 13 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Qatar, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 13 1000 ha for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Qatar peaked at 13 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Qatar 80th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Qatar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 1000 ha | — |
| 2011 | 11.6 1000 ha | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 11 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 13 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 13 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.96 1000 ha, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 13 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 392 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.51 1000 ha | 11 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 13 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 13 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Qatar?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Qatar was 13 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 13 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Qatar ranks 80th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.