CO₂ emissions · Asia · 2024 data
Qatar CO₂ Emissions
Qatar emitted 126 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, or 41.3 t per person — #38 of 213 countries and 0.33% of global emissions. That is 8.7× the world average of 4.73 t per person. Over the past ten years emissions rose by 37%.
CO₂ emissions of Qatar, 1950–2024
Million tonnes of CO₂ per year · fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use · Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0)
CO₂ emissions by year (table)
| Year | CO₂ (million t) | Per person (t) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125.8 | 41.27 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 119.5 | 40.13 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 109.6 | 37.89 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 104.4 | 37.08 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 101.3 | 36.15 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 101.4 | 36.25 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 102.6 | 37.17 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 105.7 | 39.04 | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 91.4 | 35.15 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 93.3 | 38.44 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 91.6 | 41.31 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.4 | 44.98 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 93.7 | 49.15 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 81.8 | 45.18 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 73.7 | 43.09 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 65.3 | 41.18 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 61.9 | 43.36 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 59.5 | 49.26 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 59.8 | 61.42 | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 47.7 | 57.77 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 47.4 | 61.34 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 46.6 | 62.62 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 45.2 | 63.52 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 45.9 | 67.73 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 40.4 | 62.65 | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 36.3 | 59.31 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 37.0 | 63.67 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 42.2 | 76.72 | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 34.5 | 65.16 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 33.2 | 64.49 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 32.4 | 64.82 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 30.7 | 63.40 | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 26.8 | 57.10 | +54.0% |
| 1991 | 17.4 | 38.29 | +52.4% |
| 1990 | 11.4 | 25.96 | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 14.3 | 33.62 | +20.1% |
| 1988 | 11.9 | 28.97 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 11.5 | 28.93 | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 13.3 | 34.73 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 12.4 | 33.86 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 12.3 | 35.40 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 11.3 | 34.14 | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 12.3 | 39.61 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 12.8 | 43.76 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 13.1 | 47.43 | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 14.3 | 55.46 | +36.3% |
| 1978 | 10.5 | 43.51 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 9.9 | 44.02 | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 10.4 | 49.63 | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 10.9 | 56.69 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 10.5 | 59.08 | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 12.5 | 76.97 | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 10.8 | 73.54 | +17.8% |
| 1971 | 9.1 | 69.62 | +20.9% |
| 1970 | 7.6 | 64.98 | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 7.2 | 69.55 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 7.1 | 77.10 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 6.7 | 82.05 | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 6.3 | 86.87 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 6.3 | 98.12 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 6.3 | 110.21 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 6.1 | 121.71 | +3,111.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2 | 4.27 | +18.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2 | 4.06 | -8.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2 | 4.88 | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2 | 5.44 | +8.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2 | 5.27 | -45.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3 | 10.16 | -38.5% |
| 1956 | 0.5 | 17.11 | +21.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4 | 14.63 | -31.3% |
| 1954 | 0.6 | 22.00 | +66.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4 | 13.69 | +88.7% |
| 1952 | 0.2 | 7.50 | -50.0% |
| 1951 | 0.4 | 15.48 | +10.2% |
| 1950 | 0.4 | 14.47 | +35.4% |
Where Qatar's CO₂ comes from
Gas is the largest source.
Per person: Qatar vs the world
Production vs consumption
Counting the CO₂ embedded in the goods it imports and exports, Qatar's consumption-based footprint was 82.2 million tonnes (27.6 t per person) in 2023. Qatar is a net exporter of emissions: 31% of what it emits goes into goods consumed abroad.
Primary energy use: 214,520 kWh per person (world 21,654 kWh).
All greenhouse gases (2024)
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Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ figures cover fossil fuels and industry (territorial), excluding land-use change unless stated.