Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Qatar
Qatar: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 3,261 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Qatar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fruit primary — area harvested in Qatar stood at 3,261 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Qatar peaked at 3,591 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Qatar 160th out of 191 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.
Fruit 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 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 694 ha | — |
| 1978 | 1,390 ha | +100.3% |
| 1979 | 1,624 ha | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 1,562 ha | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 1,611 ha | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1,619 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,465 ha | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 1,670 ha | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 1,714 ha | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 1,919 ha | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1,952 ha | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2,061 ha | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2,006 ha | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 2,080 ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,197 ha | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 2,363 ha | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 2,483 ha | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2,435 ha | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2,689 ha | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 2,839 ha | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 3,591 ha | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 2,333 ha | -35.0% |
| 1999 | 2,402 ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,987 ha | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 2,111 ha | -29.3% |
| 2002 | 2,090 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,980 ha | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1,997 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1,752 ha | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 1,704 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,723 ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,718 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,567 ha | +49.4% |
| 2010 | 2,964 ha | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 2,775 ha | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 2,854 ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,014 ha | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 2,551 ha | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 2,628 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2,714 ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,666 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,827 ha | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 2,470 ha | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 2,415 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,740 ha | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 3,298 ha | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 3,309 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,261 ha | -1.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 3,261 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 3,261 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71,505 ha, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +100.3% | 694 ha | 1,390 ha |
| 2009 | +49.4% | 1,718 ha | 2,567 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 370.8 ha | 0 ha | 1,624 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,758 ha | 1,465 ha | 2,061 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,541 ha | 2,080 ha | 3,591 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,063 ha | 1,704 ha | 2,987 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,746 ha | 2,470 ha | 3,014 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,005 ha | 2,415 ha | 3,309 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More agriculture & rural data for Qatar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0081 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0249 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fruit primary — area harvested in Qatar?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Qatar was 3,261 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,591 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Qatar ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 Fruit 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.