Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Qatar
Qatar: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 25 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Qatar is 25 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Qatar peaked at 25 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Qatar 137th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.01 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 12.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.18 1000 ha | 12.7 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4 1000 ha | 24 1000 ha | 25 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More environment data for Qatar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.35 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.57 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.14 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.29 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 20.93 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.09 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Qatar?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Qatar was 25 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 25 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Qatar ranks 137th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.