Share of forest area within protected areas in Qatar
Qatar: Share of forest area within protected areas was 3.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Qatar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 3.6% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Qatar peaked at 3.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1990.
That places Qatar 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 22% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 3.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 59% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 171 South Sudan 3.8% compare
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- 176 British Virgin Islands 3.0% compare
- 177 Iceland 3.0% 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Qatar?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Qatar was 3.6% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1990.
- How does Qatar rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Qatar ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).