Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Qatar
Qatar: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 259.43 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Qatar, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 259.43 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and up 229.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Qatar peaked at 259.43 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.03 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Qatar 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.03 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 78.67 Square kilometres | +91.7% |
| 2015 | 114.02 Square kilometres | +44.9% |
| 2020 | 194.87 Square kilometres | +70.9% |
| 2022 | 259.43 Square kilometres | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.03 Square kilometres | 41.03 Square kilometres | 41.03 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.34 Square kilometres | 78.67 Square kilometres | 114.02 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 227.15 Square kilometres | 194.87 Square kilometres | 259.43 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.043 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 16.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Qatar?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Qatar was 259.43 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 259.43 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.03 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Qatar ranks 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation