Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre was 17 units per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Qatar is 17 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 50.23 units per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1999 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Qatar 12th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2777 units per square kilometre | 0.1999 units per square kilometre | 0.4025 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 units per square kilometre | 0.3023 units per square kilometre | 2.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.44 units per square kilometre | 2.37 units per square kilometre | 13.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.84 units per square kilometre | 13.79 units per square kilometre | 17.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.49 units per square kilometre | 15.75 units per square kilometre | 50.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.09 units per square kilometre | 16.03 units per square kilometre | 43.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5 units per square kilometre | 16.09 units per square kilometre | 17 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 9 Bahrain 79.7 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Kuwait 25.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Mauritius 23.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Maldives 16.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 12.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bermuda 12.77 units per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Qatar
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.5% (2024)
- Gas production 1,835 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 1,835 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 588,966 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0.0006 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0.0006 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre in Qatar was 17 units per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 50.23 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1999 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Qatar rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 12th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sulphur dioxide and coal Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.