Qatar — CO2 per capita
CO2 Emissions per Capita for Qatar, 1970–2024.
CO2 per capita for Qatar was 47.33 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 152.44 in 1973. The lowest was 34.35 in 1983 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.80% per year.
Qatar ranks 2 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 3.98, so Qatar sits above it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 69% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 8%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 1 of 22 economies; Bahrain (23.90) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 37% in 1984. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | metric tons per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.33 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 48.64 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 45.2 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 47.28 | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 41.28 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 44.59 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.52 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.82 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 46.04 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 48.66 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 51.48 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 53.29 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.6 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 51.2 | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 44.66 | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 39.76 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 43.35 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 46.46 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 50.36 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 52.77 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.24 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 51.39 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 50.9 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 47.84 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 49.23 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 53.11 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 51.75 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 50.68 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 43.07 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 40.79 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 41.06 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 40.18 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 40.4 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 39.63 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 38.58 | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 41.12 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 40.74 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 41.31 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 42.45 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 42.22 | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 47 | +36.8% |
| 1983 | 34.35 | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 40.58 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 40.29 | -23.7% |
| 1980 | 52.79 | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 68.03 | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 77.75 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 74.09 | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 89.17 | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 103.16 | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 117.35 | -23.0% |
| 1973 | 152.44 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 150.31 | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 139.3 | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 126.35 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s CO2 per capita in 1971?
139.3 (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Qatar’s CO2 per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — metric tons per capita — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Qatar’s CO2 per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -62.5% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 47.33; 2023: 48.64; 2022: 45.2; 2021: 47.28; 2020: 41.28. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 — CO2 Emissions per Capita. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.