Yields of key staple crops in Qatar
Qatar: Yields of key staple crops was 2.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Qatar, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 2.37 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Qatar peaked at 3.23 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.8 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
That places Qatar 85th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 82 Taiwan 2.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 Madagascar 2.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 84 Ecuador 2.4 tonnes per hectare compare
- 86 Afghanistan 2.26 tonnes per hectare compare
- 87 Jordan 2.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Mauritania 2.2 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Qatar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 659.62 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 19,042 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 121 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Qatar?
- Yields of key staple crops in Qatar was 2.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does Qatar rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Qatar ranks 85th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.