Agricultural land use in Qatar
Qatar: Agricultural land use was 74,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Qatar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 74,000 hectares for agricultural land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Qatar peaked at 74,000 hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51,000 hectares, in 1961.
Qatar ranks 172nd of 226 countries on this measure, 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 | 51,000 hectares | 51,000 hectares | 51,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 51,700 hectares | 51,000 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,600 hectares | 55,000 hectares | 61,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,500 hectares | 61,000 hectares | 66,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,940 hectares | 64,600 hectares | 67,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,960 hectares | 68,100 hectares | 74,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,000 hectares | 74,000 hectares | 74,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 169 Faroe Islands 96,070 hectares compare
- 170 Mauritius 85,957 hectares compare
- 171 Cape Verde 79,000 hectares compare
- 173 Suriname 71,432 hectares compare
- 174 Trinidad and Tobago 54,000 hectares compare
- 175 Samoa 48,830 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Qatar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 659.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 19,042 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 121 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Qatar?
- Agricultural land use in Qatar was 74,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 74,000 hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for agricultural land use?
- Qatar ranks 172nd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.