Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Qatar
Qatar: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 118 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Qatar is 118 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Qatar peaked at 1,944 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Qatar ranks 166th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — 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 | 50 ha | — |
| 1972 | 50 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 ha | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 65 ha | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 70 ha | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 130 ha | +85.7% |
| 1977 | 171 ha | +31.5% |
| 1978 | 181 ha | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 220 ha | +21.5% |
| 1980 | 244 ha | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 259 ha | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 364 ha | +40.5% |
| 1983 | 273 ha | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 348 ha | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 478 ha | +37.4% |
| 1986 | 606 ha | +26.8% |
| 1987 | 928 ha | +53.1% |
| 1988 | 999 ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1,081 ha | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 1,082 ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,348 ha | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 1,231 ha | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 1,761 ha | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 1,243 ha | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 1,335 ha | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 1,538 ha | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 1,708 ha | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 1,710 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,870 ha | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1,760 ha | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1,627 ha | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 1,589 ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,911 ha | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 1,332 ha | -30.3% |
| 2005 | 1,944 ha | +45.9% |
| 2006 | 1,900 ha | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1,204 ha | -36.6% |
| 2008 | 640 ha | -46.8% |
| 2009 | 351 ha | -45.2% |
| 2010 | 351 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 281 ha | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 314 ha | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 395 ha | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 378 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 308 ha | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 294 ha | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 275 ha | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 265 ha | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 153 ha | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 211 ha | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 392 ha | +85.8% |
| 2022 | 106 ha | -73.0% |
| 2023 | 121 ha | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 118 ha | -2.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 118 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 118 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 148,486 ha, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.7 ha | 0 ha | 220 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 558 ha | 244 ha | 1,081 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,483 ha | 1,082 ha | 1,870 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,426 ha | 351 ha | 1,944 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.4 ha | 153 ha | 395 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.6 ha | 106 ha | 392 ha | 5 |
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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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Qatar?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Qatar was 118 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,944 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Qatar ranks 166th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. 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 Cereals, primary — 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.