FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Qatar
Qatar: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.009 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Qatar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, per capita in Qatar is 0.009 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Qatar peaked at 0.031 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 hectares per person, in 1973.
That places Qatar 199th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0252 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0224 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0198 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0176 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0156 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0139 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0123 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0109 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0086 hectares per person | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0068 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0113 hectares per person | +82.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0104 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0083 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0116 hectares per person | +40.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 hectares per person | +56.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0204 hectares per person | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0225 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0243 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0259 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0246 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0261 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0277 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0267 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0235 hectares per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.025 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0298 hectares per person | +23.3% |
| 1993 | 0.031 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.03 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0292 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0302 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0291 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0276 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0261 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0248 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.024 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0221 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0218 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0177 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0157 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0132 hectares per person | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0116 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.009 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.009 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.009 hectares per person | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.009 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 10% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.009 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0378 hectares per person, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +82.5% | 0.0062 hectares per person | 0.0113 hectares per person |
| 1980 | +56.3% | 0.0116 hectares per person | 0.0181 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0164 hectares per person | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0252 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0089 hectares per person | 0.0062 hectares per person | 0.0116 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.024 hectares per person | 0.0181 hectares per person | 0.0277 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0282 hectares per person | 0.0242 hectares per person | 0.031 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0182 hectares per person | 0.0108 hectares per person | 0.0248 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | 0.0116 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 hectares per person | 0.0086 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 196 Cayman Islands 0.0096 hectares per person compare
- 197 Maldives 0.0093 hectares per person compare
- 198 Andorra 0.0092 hectares per person compare
- 200 United Arab Emirates 0.0087 hectares per person compare
- 201 Bermuda 0.0046 hectares per person compare
- 202 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0038 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Qatar?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Qatar was 0.009 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.031 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 hectares per person in 1973.
- How does Qatar rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Qatar ranks 199th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.