Forest area in Qatar
Qatar: Forest area was 1,400 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Qatar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Qatar is 1,400 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Qatar peaked at 1,400 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,400 hectares, in 1990.
That places Qatar 212th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 209 Isle of Man 3,670 hectares compare
- 210 Montserrat 2,420 hectares compare
- 211 Oman 1,600 hectares compare
- 213 Saint Martin (French part) 1,240 hectares compare
- 214 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,100 hectares compare
- 215 Kiribati 1,070 hectares compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 162.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 56.95 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3691 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 19.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0158 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0352 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Qatar?
- Forest area in Qatar was 1,400 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 hectares in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for forest area?
- Qatar ranks 212th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.