Country area — Area in Qatar
Qatar: Country area — Area was 1,164 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Qatar stood at 1,164 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Qatar peaked at 1,164 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,149 1000 ha, in 2014.
Qatar ranks 186th of 267 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Country area — Area in Qatar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,161 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,161 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,149 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,164 1000 ha | +1.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1,164 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,069 1000 ha, 38% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1,164 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,440 1000 ha, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,154 1000 ha | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,152 1000 ha | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,164 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 country area — area in Qatar?
- Country area — area in Qatar was 1,164 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,164 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,149 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for country area — area?
- Qatar ranks 186th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.