Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Qatar

Arable land in Qatar in 2023 — 21,000 ha. Ranked 165 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2,000%.

2023 21,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 165of 206
Period maximum 21,000 ha2018
Period minimum 1,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Qatar, 1961–2023010,00020,00030,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,000 ha1963: 1,000 ha1965: 1,000 ha1967: 1,000 ha1969: 1,000 ha1971: 1,000 ha1973: 1,000 ha1975: 2,000 ha1977: 2,000 ha1979: 2,000 ha1981: 5,000 ha1983: 7,000 ha1985: 8,000 ha1987: 9,000 ha1989: 9,000 ha1991: 9,000 ha1993: 13,000 ha1995: 13,000 ha1997: 13,000 ha1999: 13,000 ha2001: 13,300 ha2003: 13,200 ha2005: 12,000 ha2007: 13,400 ha2009: 14,900 ha2011: 16,080 ha2013: 17,100 ha2015: 18,500 ha2017: 19,000 ha2019: 21,000 ha2021: 21,000 ha2023: 21,000 ha
Change over the period: +20,000 (+2,000%) Average annual rate: 5.03 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 21,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 21,000 +0 +0%
2022 21,000 +0 +0%
2021 21,000 +0 +0%
2020 21,000 +0 +0%
2019 21,000 +0 +0%
2018 21,000 +2,000 +10.53%
2017 19,000 +700 +3.83%
2016 18,300 −200 −1.08%
2015 18,500 +0 +0%
2014 18,500 +1,400 +8.19%
2013 17,100 +640 +3.89%
2012 16,460 +380 +2.36%
2011 16,080 +750 +4.89%
2010 15,330 +430 +2.89%
2009 14,900 +800 +5.67%
2008 14,100 +700 +5.22%
2007 13,400 +700 +5.51%
2006 12,700 +700 +5.83%
2005 12,000 −200 −1.64%
2004 12,200 −1,000 −7.58%
2003 13,200 +500 +3.94%
2002 12,700 −600 −4.51%
2001 13,300 +300 +2.31%
2000 13,000 +0 +0%
1999 13,000 +0 +0%
1998 13,000 +0 +0%
1997 13,000 +0 +0%
1996 13,000 +0 +0%
1995 13,000 +0 +0%
1994 13,000 +0 +0%
1993 13,000 +1,000 +8.33%
1992 12,000 +3,000 +33.33%
1991 9,000 −1,000 −10%
1990 10,000 +1,000 +11.11%
1989 9,000 +0 +0%
1988 9,000 +0 +0%
1987 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1986 8,000 +0 +0%
1985 8,000 +0 +0%
1984 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1983 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1982 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1981 5,000 +1,000 +25%
1980 4,000 +2,000 +100%
1979 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1978 1,000 −1,000 −50%
1977 2,000 +0 +0%
1976 2,000 +0 +0%
1975 2,000 +0 +0%
1974 2,000 +1,000 +100%
1973 1,000 +0 +0%
1972 1,000 +0 +0%
1971 1,000 +0 +0%
1970 1,000 +0 +0%
1969 1,000 +0 +0%
1968 1,000 +0 +0%
1967 1,000 +0 +0%
1966 1,000 +0 +0%
1965 1,000 +0 +0%
1964 1,000 +0 +0%
1963 1,000 +0 +0%
1962 1,000 +0 +0%
1961 1,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.