Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Qatar
Qatar: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Qatar, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Qatar stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 72.8% over five years.
That places Qatar 111th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.2% | — |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +64.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 12% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Qatar?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Qatar was 0.3% 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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Qatar rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Qatar ranks 111th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.