Land area — Area in Qatar
Qatar: Land area — Area was 1,149 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1,149 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Qatar peaked at 1,161 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,149 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Qatar 184th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land 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 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1,149 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,049 1000 ha, 38% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1,149 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,950 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 | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,149 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More environment data for Qatar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0168 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.35 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Qatar?
- Land area — area in Qatar was 1,149 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,161 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,149 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Qatar rank for land area — area?
- Qatar ranks 184th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — 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, published as part of Land area — 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.