Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Qatar
Qatar: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Qatar, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Qatar is 0.14, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Qatar peaked at 0.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2000.
That places Qatar 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.102 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.111 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1333 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 140 Cameroon 0.17 compare
- 140 Cape Verde 0.17 compare
- 142 Kuwait 0.15 compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 0.14 compare
- 143 Montenegro 0.14 compare
- 143 Nepal 0.14 compare
- 143 Palau 0.14 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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Qatar?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Qatar was 0.14 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Qatar ranks 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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