Barley — Area harvested in Qatar
Qatar: Barley — Area harvested was 26 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 26 ha for barley — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Qatar peaked at 1,702 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Qatar 99th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Qatar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 40 ha | — |
| 1972 | 40 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 ha | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 ha | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 129 ha | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 133 ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 165 ha | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 190 ha | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 203 ha | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 285 ha | +40.4% |
| 1983 | 214 ha | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 284 ha | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 418 ha | +47.2% |
| 1986 | 551 ha | +31.8% |
| 1987 | 840 ha | +52.5% |
| 1988 | 928 ha | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 1,029 ha | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 797 ha | -22.5% |
| 1991 | 1,232 ha | +54.6% |
| 1992 | 1,139 ha | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 1,659 ha | +45.7% |
| 1994 | 1,154 ha | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 1,240 ha | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 1,414 ha | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 1,571 ha | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 1,580 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,537 ha | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,381 ha | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1,298 ha | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 1,295 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,702 ha | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 1,027 ha | -39.7% |
| 2005 | 1,629 ha | +58.6% |
| 2006 | 1,630 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,000 ha | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 500 ha | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 244 ha | -51.2% |
| 2010 | 236 ha | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 178 ha | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 189 ha | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 200 ha | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 235 ha | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 230 ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 224 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 197 ha | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 79 ha | -59.9% |
| 2019 | 76 ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 86 ha | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 38 ha | -55.8% |
| 2022 | 14 ha | -63.2% |
| 2023 | 24 ha | +71.4% |
| 2024 | 26 ha | +8.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 26 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 26 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,000 ha, 0% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.7 ha | 0 ha | 165 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 494.2 ha | 190 ha | 1,029 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,332 ha | 797 ha | 1,659 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,171 ha | 244 ha | 1,702 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.4 ha | 76 ha | 236 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6 ha | 14 ha | 86 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 96 Montenegro 399 ha compare
- 97 Oman 234 ha compare
- 98 Bangladesh 160 ha compare
- 100 Guatemala 8 ha compare
- 101 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 101 Malta 0 ha compare
- 101 Myanmar 0 ha compare
- 101 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 101 Sudan (former) 0 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Qatar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 221.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Qatar?
- Barley — area harvested in Qatar was 26 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,702 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for barley — area harvested?
- Qatar ranks 99th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.