Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Qatar
Qatar: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 800 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Qatar, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Qatar stood at 800 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 944.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Qatar peaked at 800 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Qatar ranks 1st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 50 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 40 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 14.29 % change on previous year | -64.3% |
| 1979 | 14.58 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1980 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1981 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -303.7% |
| 1982 | 41.07 % change on previous year | +1008.9% |
| 1983 | -25.32 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1984 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 1985 | -6.25 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 1986 | -8.33 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 60 % change on previous year | -820.0% |
| 1988 | -19.32 % change on previous year | -132.2% |
| 1989 | -36.62 % change on previous year | +89.6% |
| 1990 | 515.56 % change on previous year | -1507.9% |
| 1991 | -62.09 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1992 | -35.24 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1993 | 27.94 % change on previous year | -179.3% |
| 1994 | -28.74 % change on previous year | -202.8% |
| 1995 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1996 | -7.81 % change on previous year | -342.2% |
| 1997 | 10.17 % change on previous year | -230.2% |
| 1998 | -6.15 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 1999 | -40.98 % change on previous year | +566.0% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | -66.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 2003 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -209.1% |
| 2004 | -25 % change on previous year | -375.0% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 11.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 40 % change on previous year | +260.0% |
| 2008 | -28.57 % change on previous year | -171.4% |
| 2009 | 110 % change on previous year | -485.0% |
| 2010 | -23.81 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 2011 | -31.25 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 2012 | 90.91 % change on previous year | -390.9% |
| 2013 | 80.95 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2014 | -94.74 % change on previous year | -217.0% |
| 2015 | -100 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 133.33 % change on previous year | -233.3% |
| 2018 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 2019 | -83.33 % change on previous year | +483.3% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | -99.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 800 % change on previous year | — |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 800 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -2.6 % change on previous year. (41 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 800 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.18 % change on previous year, 367.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +1507.9% | -36.62 % change on previous year | 515.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.28 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.56 % change on previous year | -36.62 % change on previous year | 60 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.59 % change on previous year | -62.09 % change on previous year | 515.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | 110 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.69 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 133.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 175.23 % change on previous year | -99.08 % change on previous year | 800 % change on previous year | 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 wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Qatar?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Qatar was 800 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 800 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 944.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.