Percentage of territory controlled by government in Qatar
Qatar: Percentage of territory controlled by government was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 171 countries
All-time high
99.71
in 2017
All-time low
94.6
in 1971
Years of data
55
1971–2025
Percentage of territory controlled by government in Qatar, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 99 for percentage of territory controlled by government in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of territory controlled by government in Qatar peaked at 99.71 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 94.6, in 1971.
That places Qatar 37th out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.6 | 94.6 | 94.6 | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.6 | 94.6 | 94.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6 | 94.6 | 94.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.23 | 94.6 | 98.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7 | 97.6 | 99.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.46 | 99 | 99.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 35 United Kingdom 99.33 compare
- 36 Vanuatu 99.14 compare
- 37 Cape Verde 99 compare
- 37 Mongolia 99 compare
- 37 Netherlands 99 compare
- 37 Sweden 99 compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 99 compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 74.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 66.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 9.91 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of territory controlled by government in Qatar?
- Percentage of territory controlled by government in Qatar was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.71 in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of territory controlled by government recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6 in 1971.
- How does Qatar rank for percentage of territory controlled by government?
- Qatar ranks 37th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of territory controlled by government rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of territory controlled by government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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