Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.36 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Qatar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Qatar stood at 0.36 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Qatar peaked at 1.86 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.29 kg/cap, in 2018.
Qatar ranks 93rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.58 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.59 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.69 kg/cap | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.66 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.67 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.66 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.75 kg/cap | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.82 kg/cap | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.81 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.73 kg/cap | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.53 kg/cap | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 0.47 kg/cap | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.51 kg/cap | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.56 kg/cap | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.68 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 kg/cap | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 1.04 kg/cap | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.83 kg/cap | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.96 kg/cap | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.61 kg/cap | +67.7% |
| 2010 | 1.86 kg/cap | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4 kg/cap | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.68 kg/cap | -51.4% |
| 2013 | 0.41 kg/cap | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 0.37 kg/cap | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.37 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 kg/cap | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.32 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.29 kg/cap | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.34 kg/cap | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.41 kg/cap | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.39 kg/cap | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.39 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.36 kg/cap | -7.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.36 kg/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 63% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.36 kg/cap is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2 kg/cap, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.696 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 0.82 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.82 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap | 1.61 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.63 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 1.86 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.378 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap | 0.41 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 pesticides (total) — use per capita in Qatar?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Qatar was 0.36 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 kg/cap in 2018.
- How does Qatar rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Qatar ranks 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).