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Qatar vs Azerbaijan

32 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Qatar; the dashed grey line is Azerbaijan.

Country A · Qatar
Country B · Azerbaijan

Climate

CO2 emissions

Qatar: 125.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 39.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0501001960198020002020Azerbaijanlow 1961

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Qatar: 41.3 t CO2/person/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 3.85 t CO2/person/year · 2024
0501001960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 1963low 1961

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Qatar: 0.40 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Azerbaijan: 1.02 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2-10119401960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 2021low 1972

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Qatar: 22.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 12.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
010201850190019502000Azerbaijanhigh 2000low 1905

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Qatar: 149.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 57.3 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Qatar: 0.91 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 2.98 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

Qatar: 82.2 Mt CO2/year · 2023Azerbaijan: 40.8 Mt CO2/year · 2023
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CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Qatar: 3,769 kg CO2/person/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 69.5 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
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Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Renewable energy share

Qatar: 0.81 % of primary energy · 2024Azerbaijan: 4.30 % of primary energy · 2024
0246197019801990200020102020Azerbaijanhigh 2023

The slice of a country's energy that comes from renewables such as wind, solar and hydro. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Fossil fuel share

Qatar: 99.2 % of primary energy · 2024Azerbaijan: 95.7 % of primary energy · 2024
050100197019801990200020102020Azerbaijanlow 2023

The slice of a country's energy still coming from coal, oil and gas. The number the world is trying to shrink. Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data

Energy use per person

Qatar: 214,520 kWh/person/year · 2024Azerbaijan: 20,137 kWh/person/year · 2024
0100k200k300k197019801990200020102020Azerbaijanhigh 1993low 1966

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Qatar: 3.83 % of electricity · 2025Azerbaijan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
0241990200020102020Azerbaijan

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Qatar: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Azerbaijan: 0.32 % of electricity · 2025
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Qatar: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Azerbaijan: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
-101200020052010201520202025Azerbaijan

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Qatar: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Azerbaijan: 0.25 % of electricity · 2025
0204060200020052010201520202025Azerbaijan

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Qatar: 95.9 % of electricity · 2025Azerbaijan: 87.6 % of electricity · 2025
050100200020052010201520202025Azerbaijan

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Forest area

Qatar: 0.12 % of land · 2025Azerbaijan: 14.7 % of land · 2025
0510151990200020102020Azerbaijan

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Qatar: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Azerbaijan: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
0204020002005201020152020Azerbaijan

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Qatar: 0.81 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Azerbaijan: 0.94 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020Azerbaijan

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Qatar: 15.6 % of land area · 2024Azerbaijan: 22.1 % of land area · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024Azerbaijan

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Qatar: 71.4 kg/person/year · 2023Azerbaijan: 39.4 kg/person/year · 2023
05020192020202120222023Azerbaijan

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Qatar: 64.9 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Azerbaijan: 27.3 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
020040019801990200020102020Azerbaijanhigh 1994low 2000

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Qatar: 2.30 % of territorial waters · 2024Azerbaijan: 1.00 % of territorial waters · 2024
012201420162018202020222024Azerbaijan

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Qatar: 99.4 % living in cities · 2025Azerbaijan: 58.6 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Qatar: 431.0 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Azerbaijan: 57.5 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
020040020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2014

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Qatar: 21.1 m³/person/year · 2022Azerbaijan: 800.2 m³/person/year · 2022
05001k1.5k198020002020Azerbaijanlow 2020

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Qatar: 95.3 % of population · 2024Azerbaijan: 57.8 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2011low 2023

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Qatar: 59.4 mm/year · 2025Azerbaijan: 508.2 mm/year · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 1995low 1941

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Qatar: 0.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Azerbaijan: -21.9 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
010020019401960198020002020Azerbaijanhigh 1995low 1941

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Qatar: 99.9 % of population · 2024Azerbaijan: 68.0 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2022

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Qatar: 75.5 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Azerbaijan: 23.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
05020002005201020152020Azerbaijanhigh 2022low 2002

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Qatar: 56.5 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Azerbaijan: 0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
02k4k1990200020102020Azerbaijanhigh 1998low 2007

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data