Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Qatar
Qatar: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 100 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 100 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Qatar peaked at 100 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 50 %, in 1974.
Qatar ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 % | — |
| 1962 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 % | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 % | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 % | -40.0% |
| 1981 | 66.67 % | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 57.14 % | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 62.5 % | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 55.56 % | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 55.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60 % | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 54.55 % | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 54.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60 % | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 54.55 % | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 54.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 57.14 % | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 60 % | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 66.67 % | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 72.37 % | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 77.92 % | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 81.41 % | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 80.38 % | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 79.38 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 79.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 77.91 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 82.17 % | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 79.63 % | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 84.87 % | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 88.36 % | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 84.19 % | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 80.4 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 83.5 % | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 86.26 % | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 87.05 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 89.22 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 89.57 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.01 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 95.24 % | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 100 % | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.67 % | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 100 % | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 100 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 6.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 100 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.27 %, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +100.0% | 50 % | 100 % |
| 1974 | -50.0% | 100 % | 50 % |
| 1980 | -40.0% | 100 % | 60 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 85 % | 50 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.65 % | 54.55 % | 66.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.44 % | 54.55 % | 81.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.67 % | 77.91 % | 88.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.38 % | 87.05 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Andorra 100 % compare
- 1 Guyana 100 % compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 % compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100 % compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 % compare
- 1 Palestine 100 % compare
- 1 Suriname 100 % compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100 % compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100 % compare
- 1 Palestine 100 % compare
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Qatar?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Qatar was 100 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 % in 1974.
- How does Qatar rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.