Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Qatar stood at 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Qatar 60th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0129 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0222 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0407 1000 USD per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0316 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0466 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0689 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2334 1000 USD per square kilometre | +238.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1132 1000 USD per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1625 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1284 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1851 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1129 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1556 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1833 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1582 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1865 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1937 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1981 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1905 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2587 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2399 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.266 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2389 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2464 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2254 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2878 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3502 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2933 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2558 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.158 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2927 1000 USD per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3153 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.318 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4946 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5678 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6393 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6406 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7665 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7561 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7457 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8302 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7344 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7181 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +123.3% |
| 2021 | 1.92 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 1.79 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3622 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +238.7% | 0.0689 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2334 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0597 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2334 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1664 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1129 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1981 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2597 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1905 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3502 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4386 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.158 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7181 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 57 Estonia 1.49 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 58 Thailand 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 59 Ukraine 1.43 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 61 Japan 1.4 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Panama 1.32 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 63 Ecuador 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Qatar was 1.41 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 60th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.