Arable land in Qatar
Qatar: Arable land was 1.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land in Qatar, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1.8% for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Qatar peaked at 1.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1961.
That places Qatar 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Qatar?
- Arable land in Qatar was 1.8% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for arable land?
- Qatar ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.