Qatar

Western Asia, Asia

CO2 emissions per person
41.3
t CO2/person/year · 2024
1st of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.40
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
152nd of 193 countries
Renewable energy share
0.81
% of primary energy · 2024
72nd of 79 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
75.5
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
1st of 241 countries
19402025

Qatar in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

051950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2021low 1972

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

125.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+289% since 199438th highest of 215 · 2024
0501001960198020002020low 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

41.3 t CO2/person/year · 2024
-36% since 19941st highest of 213 · 2024
0501001960198020002020high 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

0.40 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+1.3 °C since 1995152nd highest of 193 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Worldhigh 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

22.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+139% since 199469th highest of 199 · 2024
010201850190019502000high 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

149.2 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+255% since 199448th highest of 199 · 2024
0501001501850190019502000

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

0.91 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+339% since 1994139th highest of 201 · 2024
00.51850190019502000

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

82.2 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+222% since 199347th highest of 120 · 2023
0501990200020102020

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

3,769 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
+50% since 20212nd highest of 119 · 2024
02k4k2021202220232024World

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

0.81 % of primary energy · 2024
+0.8 pp since 199472nd highest of 79 · 2024
00.5197019801990200020102020high 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

99.2 % of primary energy · 2024
-0.8 pp since 19948th highest of 79 · 2024
050100197019801990200020102020low 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

214,520 kWh/person/year · 2024
-32% since 19941st highest of 79 · 2024
0100k200k300k197019801990200020102020high 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

3.83 % of electricity · 2025
+3.8 pp since 199558th highest of 90 · 2025
0241990200020102020

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

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
+0.0 pp since 199579th highest of 88 · 2025
-1011990200020102020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
+0.0 pp since 200061st highest of 89 · 2025
-101200020052010201520202025

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

0.00 % of electricity · 2025
+0.0 pp since 200079th highest of 90 · 2025
-101200020052010201520202025

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

95.9 % of electricity · 2025
-4.1 pp since 20001st highest of 87 · 2025
050100200020052010201520202025

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

0.12 % of land · 2025
+0.0 pp since 1995205th highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020World

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

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
89th highest of 194 · 2021
-10120002005201020152020

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

0.81 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-13% since 1994162nd highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020

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

15.6 % of land area · 2024
+13 pp since 2013119th highest of 213 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

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

71.4 kg/person/year · 2023
-11% since 201958th highest of 176 · 2023
05020192020202120222023World

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

64.9 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
-51% since 199357th highest of 198 · 2023
020040019801990200020102020high 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

2.30 % of territorial waters · 2024
+2.1 pp since 201381st highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

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

99.4 % living in cities · 2025
+4.3 pp since 199516th highest of 236 · 2025
0501001960198020002020World

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

431.0 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+148 pp since 20005th highest of 179 · 2022
020040020002005201020152020Worldhigh 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

21.1 m³/person/year · 2022
-82% since 1992177th highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k198020002020Worldlow 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

95.3 % of population · 2024
-1.0 pp since 200057th highest of 159 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Worldhigh 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

59.4 mm/year · 2025
-67% since 1995185th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 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

0.30 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-204 pp since 199570th highest of 192 · 2025
010020019401960198020002020Worldhigh 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

99.9 % of population · 2024
+12 pp since 20006th highest of 145 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020Worldhigh 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)

75.5 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+20% since 19981st highest of 241 · 2024
05020002005201020152020Worldhigh 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

56.5 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
-39% since 198926th highest of 168 · 2021
0501001501990200020102020high 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

What can one person do?

Fossil fuels still supply 99% of the energy used here, so switching your home to a genuinely renewable tariff matters.

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.

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