What is carbon intensity of gdp in Qatar?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Qatar was 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 1.97 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1973.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2010.

How does Qatar rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Qatar ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Qatar data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Qatar

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Qatar
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Qatar: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

27th

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.97 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1973

All-time low

0.6013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2010

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Qatar, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in Qatar stood at 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Qatar peaked at 1.97 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.6013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 2010.

That places Qatar 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Qatar, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	1.59 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	1.79 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1972	1.94 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1973	1.97 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1974	1.56 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1975	1.41 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1976	1.22 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1977	1.18 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1978	1.22 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1979	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1980	0.9082 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1981	0.7309 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-19.5%
1982	0.8389 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+14.8%
1983	0.7656 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1984	1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+37.9%
1985	1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1986	1.02 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1987	1.03 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1988	0.9905 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1989	0.9742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1990	0.914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1991	0.9866 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1992	0.9328 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1993	0.9701 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1994	1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1995	1.01 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1996	1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1997	0.9863 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1998	0.9549 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1999	0.9916 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2000	0.8959 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2001	0.8807 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2002	0.9172 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2003	0.9349 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2004	0.8436 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2005	0.8304 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2006	0.7401 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2007	0.719 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2008	0.6732 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2009	0.6219 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2010	0.6013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2011	0.6129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2012	0.6501 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2013	0.6887 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2014	0.7174 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2015	0.7054 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2016	0.6842 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2017	0.6949 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2018	0.6912 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2019	0.703 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2020	0.7145 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2021	0.722 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2022	0.7027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2023	0.7471 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2024	0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1.5 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.09 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.97 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.9327 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7309 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.9797 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	1.05 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.8057 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6219 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.9349 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.6749 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.6013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7174 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.729 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7027 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Qatar

24 Belarus 0.8712 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
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26 Congo 0.7988 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
28 Afghanistan 0.7559 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7521 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
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Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Qatar?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Qatar was 0.7586 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 1.97 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1973.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6013 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2010.
How does Qatar rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Qatar ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Qatar data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.