What is land area in Qatar?

Land area in Qatar was 11,490 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Qatar?

The highest recorded value was 11,610 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Qatar?

The lowest recorded value was 11,490 sq. km in 2014.

How does Qatar rank for land area?

Qatar ranks 159th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Qatar data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Qatar

Name: Land area in Qatar
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Qatar: Land area was 11,490 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

11,490 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

159th

of 216 countries

All-time high

11,610 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

11,490 sq. km

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Qatar, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Qatar is 11,490 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Qatar peaked at 11,610 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,490 sq. km, in 2014.

Qatar ranks 159th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	9
1970s	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	10
1980s	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	10
1990s	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	10
2000s	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	10
2010s	11,538 sq. km	11,490 sq. km	11,610 sq. km	10
2020s	11,490 sq. km	11,490 sq. km	11,490 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Qatar

156 East Timor 14,870 sq. km compare
157 Montenegro 13,450 sq. km compare
158 Vanuatu 12,190 sq. km compare
160 Jamaica 10,830 sq. km compare
161 Lebanon 10,230 sq. km compare
162 Gambia 10,120 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 land area in Qatar?: Land area in Qatar was 11,490 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 11,610 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 11,490 sq. km in 2014.
How does Qatar rank for land area?: Qatar ranks 159th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Qatar data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.