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Carbon intensity of the economy — Qatar

Carbon intensity of the economy in Qatar in 2022 — 0.287 kg/$. Ranked 121 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2022 0.287 kg/$ +0.7% vs 2021
World rank 121of 164
Period maximum 3.841 kg/$1993
Period minimum 0.068 kg/$1961

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Qatar, 1950–20220123419501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.289 kg/$1952: 0.139 kg/$1954: 0.356 kg/$1956: 0.269 kg/$1958: 0.082 kg/$1960: 0.074 kg/$1962: 0.077 kg/$1964: 2.297 kg/$1966: 1.579 kg/$1968: 1.278 kg/$1970: 1.263 kg/$1972: 1.284 kg/$1974: 1.161 kg/$1976: 1.039 kg/$1978: 1.08 kg/$1980: 1.205 kg/$1982: 1.637 kg/$1984: 1.865 kg/$1986: 2.662 kg/$1988: 2.307 kg/$1990: 2.188 kg/$1992: 3.736 kg/$1994: 3.543 kg/$1996: 2.849 kg/$1998: 1.704 kg/$2000: 1.34 kg/$2002: 1.084 kg/$2004: 0.751 kg/$2006: 0.575 kg/$2008: 0.395 kg/$2010: 0.309 kg/$2012: 0.302 kg/$2014: 0.266 kg/$2016: 0.245 kg/$2018: 0.276 kg/$2020: 0.281 kg/$2022: 0.287 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.002 (−0.69%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Qatar 0.287 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Western Asia computed 0.284 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.287 +0.002 +0.7%
2021 0.285 +0.004 +1.42%
2020 0.281 +0.01 +3.69%
2019 0.271 −0.005 −1.81%
2018 0.276 −0.012 −4.17%
2017 0.288 +0.043 +17.55%
2016 0.245 −0.013 −5.04%
2015 0.258 −0.008 −3.01%
2014 0.266 −0.013 −4.66%
2013 0.279 −0.023 −7.62%
2012 0.302 +0.026 +9.42%
2011 0.276 −0.033 −10.68%
2010 0.309 −0.042 −11.97%
2009 0.351 −0.044 −11.14%
2008 0.395 −0.071 −15.24%
2007 0.466 −0.109 −18.96%
2006 0.575 −0.045 −7.26%
2005 0.62 −0.131 −17.44%
2004 0.751 −0.238 −24.06%
2003 0.989 −0.095 −8.76%
2002 1.084 −0.231 −17.57%
2001 1.315 −0.025 −1.87%
2000 1.34 −0.104 −7.2%
1999 1.444 −0.26 −15.26%
1998 1.704 −0.714 −29.53%
1997 2.418 −0.431 −15.13%
1996 2.849 −0.318 −10.04%
1995 3.167 −0.376 −10.61%
1994 3.543 −0.298 −7.76%
1993 3.841 +0.105 +2.81%
1992 3.736 +0.699 +23.02%
1991 3.037 +0.849 +38.8%
1990 2.188 −0.553 −20.18%
1989 2.741 +0.434 +18.81%
1988 2.307 +0.05 +2.22%
1987 2.257 −0.405 −15.21%
1986 2.662 +0.56 +26.64%
1985 2.102 +0.237 +12.71%
1984 1.865 +0.202 +12.15%
1983 1.663 +0.026 +1.59%
1982 1.637 +0.256 +18.54%
1981 1.381 +0.176 +14.61%
1980 1.205 −0.209 −14.78%
1979 1.414 +0.334 +30.93%
1978 1.08 −0.034 −3.05%
1977 1.114 +0.075 +7.22%
1976 1.039 −0.141 −11.95%
1975 1.18 +0.019 +1.64%
1974 1.161 −0.094 −7.49%
1973 1.255 −0.029 −2.26%
1972 1.284 +0.054 +4.39%
1971 1.23 −0.033 −2.61%
1970 1.263 +0.05 +4.12%
1969 1.213 −0.065 −5.09%
1968 1.278 −0.113 −8.12%
1967 1.391 −0.188 −11.91%
1966 1.579 −0.569 −26.49%
1965 2.148 −0.149 −6.49%
1964 2.297 −0.025 −1.08%
1963 2.322 +2.245 +2,915.58%
1962 0.077 +0.009 +13.24%
1961 0.068 −0.006 −8.11%
1960 0.074 −0.007 −8.64%
1959 0.081 −0.001 −1.22%
1958 0.082 −0.078 −48.75%
1957 0.16 −0.109 −40.52%
1956 0.269 +0.031 +13.03%
1955 0.238 −0.118 −33.15%
1954 0.356 +0.117 +48.95%
1953 0.239 +0.1 +71.94%
1952 0.139 −0.156 −52.88%
1951 0.295 +0.006 +2.08%
1950 0.289 — —

Western Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 0.17 YE Yemen 0.171 IL Israel 0.185 TR Türkiye 0.186 AM Armenia 0.194 PS Palestine 0.195 CY Cyprus 0.206 JO Jordan 0.226 AZ Azerbaijan 0.235 AE United Arab Emirates 0.266 QA Qatar 0.287 LB Lebanon 0.315 SA Saudi Arabia 0.366 IQ Iraq 0.412 OM Oman 0.44 KW Kuwait 0.529 SY Syria 0.6 BH Bahrain 0.644
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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