Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Qatar
Qatar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
92nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
All-time low
0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2009
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Qatar, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Qatar stood at 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Qatar peaked at 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2009.
Qatar ranks 92nd of 201 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.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Qatar, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1852 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1853 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1873 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1874 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1876 | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1877 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1878 | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1880 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1916 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1944 | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1946 | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1961 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 77% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -37.1% | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 89 South Africa 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Mexico 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Vietnam 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Congo 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 94 Azerbaijan 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 95 Panama 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Qatar?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Qatar was 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2009.
- How does Qatar rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Qatar ranks 92nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.