Arable land — Area, per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Qatar is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Qatar peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1978.
That places Qatar 171st out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | +82.5% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -53.4% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | +87.0% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | +87.5% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -7.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 10% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 28% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +87.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 1979 | +87.0% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 1974 | +82.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 1978 | -53.4% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 168 French Polynesia 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 169 Palestine, State of 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 170 Maldives 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 173 Guam 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0 1000 ha per person 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.3333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Qatar?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Qatar was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1978.
- How does Qatar rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Qatar ranks 171st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.