Qatar Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
162,744,689
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4.24%
increase
Global Share
0.31%
Per Capita
54.54
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Qatar were 162,744,689 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4.2% over the previous year, representing an increase by 6,618,115 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 156,126,574 tons.
- Per capita: 54.54 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Qatar accounts for 0.31% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162,744,689 | 135,266,875 | 23,150,343 | 837,060 | 3,490,411 | 54.54 | 4.24% | 0.31% |
| 2023 | 156,126,574 | 129,196,449 | 22,840,388 | 815,577 | 3,274,160 | 53.16 | 6.84% | 0.30% |
| 2022 | 146,130,612 | 120,100,707 | 22,190,984 | 773,392 | 3,065,530 | 50.58 | 1.46% | 0.28% |
| 2021 | 144,034,443 | 118,442,127 | 21,975,938 | 774,718 | 2,841,659 | 50.72 | 2.39% | 0.28% |
| 2020 | 140,677,663 | 115,337,129 | 21,961,352 | 767,422 | 2,611,760 | 50.39 | −1.21% | 0.29% |
| 2019 | 142,399,767 | 117,663,494 | 21,575,291 | 721,344 | 2,439,639 | 51.9 | 1.43% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | 140,395,534 | 114,896,617 | 22,574,438 | 703,607 | 2,220,872 | 52.1 | 0.67% | 0.28% |
| 2017 | 139,461,386 | 114,105,658 | 22,669,387 | 708,815 | 1,977,526 | 52.84 | −0.33% | 0.28% |
| 2016 | 139,920,936 | 114,054,568 | 23,414,188 | 679,023 | 1,773,158 | 54.45 | 0.21% | 0.29% |
| 2015 | 139,630,050 | 114,084,100 | 23,315,706 | 640,079 | 1,590,165 | 56.27 | 2.73% | 0.29% |
| 2014 | 135,914,000 | 110,764,738 | 23,112,133 | 609,763 | 1,427,366 | 57.24 | 6.86% | 0.28% |
| 2013 | 127,190,893 | 102,133,401 | 23,175,821 | 549,124 | 1,332,547 | 56.52 | 9.37% | 0.26% |
| 2012 | 116,298,787 | 92,321,353 | 22,180,176 | 486,253 | 1,311,005 | 55.13 | 8.67% | 0.25% |
| 2011 | 107,021,526 | 83,184,747 | 22,099,518 | 461,084 | 1,276,178 | 54.83 | 14.17% | 0.23% |
| 2010 | 93,742,593 | 72,212,608 | 19,901,985 | 446,473 | 1,181,527 | 52.67 | 7.67% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 87,065,903 | 63,974,768 | 21,537,943 | 392,876 | 1,160,315 | 54.73 | 1.87% | 0.20% |
| 2008 | 85,469,576 | 61,858,360 | 22,119,358 | 371,746 | 1,120,112 | 61.52 | 6.82% | 0.20% |
| 2007 | 80,014,513 | 56,147,484 | 22,454,290 | 335,628 | 1,077,111 | 67.26 | 12.04% | 0.18% |
| 2006 | 71,413,335 | 48,987,043 | 21,090,449 | 281,309 | 1,054,534 | 70.68 | 8.74% | 0.17% |
| 2005 | 65,671,674 | 43,559,976 | 20,858,113 | 254,138 | 999,446 | 75.93 | −0.86% | 0.16% |
| 2004 | 66,242,441 | 41,169,354 | 23,998,067 | 238,239 | 836,781 | 87.29 | 1.34% | 0.17% |
| 2003 | 65,365,995 | 38,269,253 | 26,169,691 | 225,365 | 701,686 | 94.93 | 9.64% | 0.17% |
| 2002 | 59,621,141 | 36,200,236 | 22,628,257 | 224,612 | 568,036 | 92.34 | 5.62% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 56,448,952 | 32,429,624 | 23,375,029 | 193,174 | 451,125 | 91.51 | −5.91% | 0.16% |
| 2000 | 59,996,639 | 31,752,214 | 27,706,534 | 208,587 | 329,304 | 101.3 | 4.78% | 0.17% |
| 1999 | 57,257,568 | 32,532,578 | 24,318,768 | 224,802 | 181,420 | 100.55 | 7.78% | 0.16% |
| 1998 | 53,126,746 | 30,041,180 | 22,743,006 | 218,154 | 124,406 | 96.52 | 2.9% | 0.15% |
| 1997 | 51,631,972 | 27,897,691 | 23,428,743 | 214,126 | 91,412 | 96.58 | 46.29% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 35,294,802 | 22,783,836 | 12,260,856 | 183,872 | 66,238 | 67.58 | 18.29% | 0.10% |
| 1995 | 29,838,133 | 20,980,484 | 8,619,325 | 196,100 | 42,224 | 58.11 | −1.11% | 0.09% |
| 1994 | 30,174,530 | 20,506,350 | 9,457,470 | 186,123 | 24,588 | 59.5 | 3.93% | 0.09% |
| 1993 | 29,033,519 | 19,470,914 | 9,397,713 | 154,442 | 10,450 | 57.89 | 1.03% | 0.09% |
| 1992 | 28,737,620 | 18,973,915 | 9,612,852 | 144,379 | 6,474 | 58 | 5.85% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 27,149,424 | 18,026,962 | 8,980,315 | 138,055 | 4,093 | 55.69 | 3.27% | 0.08% |
| 1990 | 26,289,812 | 16,981,924 | 9,174,867 | 132,393 | 629 | 55.18 | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| 1989 | 26,250,001 | 17,502,982 | 8,611,600 | 135,419 | 0 | 56.83 | 6.33% | 0.08% |
| 1988 | 24,687,635 | 16,754,014 | 7,808,999 | 124,622 | 0 | 55.63 | 6.13% | 0.08% |
| 1987 | 23,261,603 | 16,398,440 | 6,742,095 | 121,068 | 0 | 55.08 | −0.61% | 0.08% |
| 1986 | 23,403,535 | 16,232,441 | 7,055,212 | 115,882 | 0 | 58.81 | 4.58% | 0.08% |
| 1985 | 22,377,743 | 15,451,641 | 6,817,331 | 108,772 | 0 | 60.3 | −11.07% | 0.08% |
| 1984 | 25,163,101 | 16,348,840 | 8,706,690 | 107,571 | 0 | 73.69 | 39.81% | 0.09% |
| 1983 | 17,997,837 | 11,325,863 | 6,583,791 | 88,183 | 0 | 58.16 | −9.89% | 0.06% |
| 1982 | 19,972,565 | 12,641,401 | 7,238,765 | 92,399 | 0 | 72 | −3.38% | 0.07% |
| 1981 | 20,671,354 | 11,827,844 | 8,753,129 | 90,381 | 0 | 83.3 | −16.32% | 0.07% |
| 1980 | 24,701,749 | 14,564,916 | 10,035,131 | 101,703 | 0 | 110.39 | −12.71% | 0.09% |
| 1979 | 28,297,599 | 17,597,414 | 10,586,553 | 113,632 | 0 | 137.83 | −2.28% | 0.10% |
| 1978 | 28,959,080 | 18,799,717 | 10,041,268 | 118,095 | 0 | 150.76 | 11.32% | 0.10% |
| 1977 | 26,013,665 | 16,692,182 | 9,212,814 | 108,668 | 0 | 142.59 | −10.78% | 0.10% |
| 1976 | 29,157,299 | 18,641,883 | 10,404,154 | 111,262 | 0 | 167.73 | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| 1975 | 29,149,907 | 19,917,885 | 9,122,589 | 109,433 | 0 | 177.3 | −7.28% | 0.11% |
| 1974 | 31,440,017 | 20,813,976 | 10,514,908 | 111,133 | 0 | 204.55 | −13.82% | 0.12% |
| 1973 | 36,480,517 | 24,671,480 | 11,675,631 | 133,406 | 0 | 256.47 | 13.58% | 0.14% |
| 1972 | 32,117,548 | 22,021,576 | 9,974,335 | 121,637 | 0 | 246.05 | 18.2% | 0.13% |
| 1971 | 27,172,871 | 18,296,628 | 8,772,186 | 104,057 | 0 | 227.53 | 15.39% | 0.12% |
| 1970 | 23,548,601 | 14,701,024 | 8,760,017 | 87,560 | 0 | 215.03 | – | 0.10% |
See also
- Qatar CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Qatar
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).