All cereals production in Qatar
In 2024 Qatar produced 1,769 t of all cereals, the 163rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 28%. The record was 7,215 t in 2000. Area harvested: 118 ha, yield 15.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,769 t
- World rank
- 163 of 177
- 10-year change
- −28%
- Record
- 7,215 t
- 2000
All cereals in Qatar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Qatar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 15.0
- world 4.2 (+256%)
- kg per person
- 0.58
- world 384
- 10-year change
- −28%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 2,756 | 0.00% |
| 162 | Jamaica | 2,381 | 0.00% |
| 163 | Qatar | 1,769 | 0.00% |
| 164 | Mauritius | 1,289 | 0.00% |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 985 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; Qatar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,769 | −20% | 118 | 14.99 |
| 2023 | 2,209 | +85% | 121 | 18.26 |
| 2022 | 1,194 | −64% | 106 | 11.26 |
| 2021 | 3,305 | +120% | 392 | 8.43 |
| 2020 | 1,503 | +49% | 211 | 7.12 |
| 2019 | 1,011 | −56% | 153 | 6.61 |
| 2018 | 2,308 | +68% | 265 | 8.71 |
| 2017 | 1,374 | −0.2% | 275 | 5.00 |
| 2016 | 1,377 | −24% | 294 | 4.68 |
| 2015 | 1,800 | −27% | 308 | 5.84 |
| 2014 | 2,455 | +8.7% | 378 | 6.49 |
| 2013 | 2,259 | +18% | 395 | 5.72 |
| 2012 | 1,908 | +12% | 314 | 6.08 |
| 2011 | 1,700 | −36% | 281 | 6.05 |
| 2010 | 2,665 | +20% | 351 | 7.59 |
| 2009 | 2,220 | −30% | 351 | 6.32 |
| 2008 | 3,150 | −37% | 640 | 4.92 |
| 2007 | 5,002 | −26% | 1,204 | 4.15 |
| 2006 | 6,740 | −5.0% | 1,900 | 3.55 |
| 2005 | 7,094 | +29% | 1,944 | 3.65 |
| 2004 | 5,490 | −22% | 1,332 | 4.12 |
| 2003 | 7,083 | +9.5% | 1,911 | 3.71 |
| 2002 | 6,467 | −1.8% | 1,589 | 4.07 |
| 2001 | 6,584 | −8.7% | 1,627 | 4.05 |
| 2000 | 7,215 | +1.6% | 1,760 | 4.10 |
| 1999 | 7,102 | +24% | 1,870 | 3.80 |
| 1998 | 5,750 | −0.3% | 1,710 | 3.36 |
| 1997 | 5,768 | +11% | 1,708 | 3.38 |
| 1996 | 5,195 | +22% | 1,538 | 3.38 |
| 1995 | 4,256 | +8.0% | 1,335 | 3.19 |
| 1994 | 3,940 | −27% | 1,243 | 3.17 |
| 1993 | 5,368 | +39% | 1,761 | 3.05 |
| 1992 | 3,872 | +3.3% | 1,231 | 3.15 |
| 1991 | 3,749 | +20% | 1,348 | 2.78 |
| 1990 | 3,135 | −4.9% | 1,082 | 2.90 |
| 1989 | 3,297 | +2.3% | 1,081 | 3.05 |
| 1988 | 3,224 | +6.8% | 999 | 3.23 |
| 1987 | 3,020 | +53% | 928 | 3.25 |
| 1986 | 1,977 | +28% | 606 | 3.26 |
| 1985 | 1,539 | +37% | 478 | 3.22 |
| 1984 | 1,127 | +29% | 348 | 3.24 |
| 1983 | 871 | −36% | 273 | 3.19 |
| 1982 | 1,368 | +86% | 364 | 3.76 |
| 1981 | 735 | +15% | 259 | 2.84 |
| 1980 | 640 | +21% | 244 | 2.62 |
| 1979 | 530 | +14% | 220 | 2.41 |
| 1978 | 465 | +26% | 181 | 2.57 |
| 1977 | 370 | −17% | 171 | 2.16 |
| 1976 | 446 | +71% | 130 | 3.43 |
| 1975 | 261 | +11% | 70 | 3.73 |
| 1974 | 236 | +14% | 65 | 3.63 |
| 1973 | 207 | −5.0% | 60 | 3.45 |
| 1972 | 218 | +35% | 50 | 4.36 |
| 1971 | 161 | — | 50 | 3.22 |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Qatar?
Qatar produced 1,769 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Qatar rank in the world for production of cereals?
Qatar ranked 163rd of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Qatar changed?
It fell by 28% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 7,215 t in 2000.
What is the yield of cereals in Qatar?
15.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,769 t from 118 ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Qatar is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

