What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 740 sq. km in 2018.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 510 sq. km in 1961.

How does Qatar rank for agricultural land?

Qatar ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Agricultural land in Qatar

Name: Agricultural land in Qatar
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Qatar: Agricultural land was 740 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

740 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

169th

of 210 countries

All-time high

740 sq. km

in 2018

All-time low

510 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Qatar, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 740 sq. km for agricultural land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Qatar peaked at 740 sq. km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 510 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Qatar 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	510 sq. km	510 sq. km	510 sq. km	9
1970s	517 sq. km	510 sq. km	530 sq. km	10
1980s	586 sq. km	550 sq. km	610 sq. km	10
1990s	645 sq. km	610 sq. km	660 sq. km	10
2000s	659.4 sq. km	646 sq. km	674 sq. km	10
2010s	709.6 sq. km	681 sq. km	740 sq. km	10
2020s	740 sq. km	740 sq. km	740 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Qatar

166 Faroe Islands 960.7 sq. km compare
167 Mauritius 859.57 sq. km compare
168 Cape Verde 790 sq. km compare
170 Suriname 714.32 sq. km compare
171 Trinidad and Tobago 540 sq. km compare
172 Samoa 488.3 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Qatar

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Rural population 0.6% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
Rural population 19,042 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 659.62 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 121 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 18,275 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 2,209 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Qatar?: Agricultural land in Qatar was 740 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 740 sq. km in 2018.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 510 sq. km in 1961.
How does Qatar rank for agricultural land?: Qatar ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.