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Topic 13 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Qatar: Food & Agriculture
What does a country grow, and what does it take to grow it?
Qatar is placed 82nd of 184 countries on food & agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) 2.17 (2024); Cereal Yield 18,275 (2023).
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Food & Agriculture
82nd
of 184 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 2.17Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2024Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
- 18,275Cereal Yield, 2023Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
- —Dietary Energy Supply, 2024No reading for this country
- —Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Qatar on food & agriculture — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: How productive and how sustainable a country's farming is at once — output, inputs, water, emissions and farm work scored together, which is what it takes to grow food rather than how much is grown.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2.17
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
Higher is better
Qatar: 2.17. Across the 186 countries in this edition, values run from 1.67 (Tuvalu) to 4.57 (Italy); the world median is 3.14.
- World median
- 3.14
- Best in Western Asia
- 4.29 Lebanon
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 2.17
Each grey tick is one of 186 countries in the 2024 edition.
Key 2 of 4
Cereal Yield
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: How much food a hectare of land produces: the clearest single measure of how productively a country farms.
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
18,275
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Higher is better
Qatar: 18,275. Across the 179 countries in this edition, values run from 23 (Cabo Verde) to 29,147 (Oman); the world median is 3,072.
- World median
- 3,072
- Best in Western Asia
- 29,147 Oman
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 5,122
Each grey tick is one of 179 countries in the 2023 edition.
Key 3 of 4
Dietary Energy Supply
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: Whether the food a country produces and imports covers what its population needs to eat, measured before anyone has eaten it.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Qatar, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 155 countries in this edition, values run from 1,757 (Somalia) to 3,962 (United States); the world median is 2,982.
- World median
- 2,982
- Best in Western Asia
- 3,774 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 3,646
Each grey tick is one of 155 countries in the 2024 edition.
Key 4 of 4
Agriculture Orientation Index
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Why it is a key: How much public spending agriculture attracts set against the share of the economy it produces — whether a state invests in its farms or lives off them.
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Qatar, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 132 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Ghana) to 5.38 (Singapore); the world median is 0.305.
- World median
- 0.305
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.25 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 0.19
Each grey tick is one of 132 countries in the 2024 edition.
02Over time
Which way Qatar is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar fell from 2.33 in 2015 to 2.17 in 2024; the world median went from 3.14 to 3.14.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2024 2.2 3.1 2023 2.2 3.1 2022 2.2 3.2 2021 2.3 3.1 2020 2.3 3.1 2019 2.0 3.1 2018 2.2 3.2 2017 2.2 3.1 2016 2.2 3.1 2015 2.3 3.1 Cereal Yield
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar rose from 4,099 in 2000 to 18,275 in 2023; the world median went from 2,170 to 3,072.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2023 18,275 3,072 2022 11,242 3,217 2021 8,431 3,003 2020 7,125 3,260 2019 6,595 3,106 2018 8,709 2,883 2017 4,996 2,984 2016 4,693 3,043 2015 5,846 3,000 2014 6,495 3,001 2013 5,719 2,970 2012 6,076 2,782 2011 6,050 2,754 2010 7,593 2,647 2009 6,324 2,653 2008 4,922 2,664 2007 4,155 2,553 2006 3,547 2,514 2005 3,649 2,512 2004 4,122 2,428 2003 3,706 2,331 2002 4,070 2,378 2001 4,047 2,199 2000 4,099 2,170 Agriculture Orientation Index
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) · higher is better
QatarWorld median
Qatar was at 0 in both 2016 and 2020; the world median went from 0.285 to 0.255.
Every year’s figures
Year Qatar World median 2024 — 0.305 2023 — 0.305 2022 — 0.290 2021 — 0.260 2020 0.00 0.255 2019 0.02 0.265 2018 0.02 0.270 2017 0.00 0.260 2016 0.00 0.285 2015 — 0.305 2014 — 0.300 2013 — 0.285 2012 — 0.330 2011 — 0.290 2010 — 0.320 2009 — 0.370 2008 — 0.390 2007 — 0.410 2006 — 0.355 2005 — 0.325 2004 — 0.320 2003 — 0.320 2002 — 0.340 2001 — 0.360
03In context
Qatar beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 184 countries on food & agriculture, never a place within the region.
Qatar and the countries it borders
The standing is each country’s place among all 184 placed on the topic; the other columns are the publishers’ own values, read at the edition the standing used.
| Country | Standing | Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators | Cereal YieldCereal yield (kg per hectare) | Dietary Energy SupplyDietary energy supply (kcal per person per day) | Agriculture Orientation IndexAgriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 82nd | 2.17 | 18,275 | — | — |
 Saudi Arabia | =86th | 2.17 | 5,122 | 3,646 | 0.19 |
“—” means the publisher gives no reading for that country in that edition. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed.
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 184.
Placed either side on food & agriculture
The countries immediately above and below Qatar in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Qatar is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under food & agriculture, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Qatar does better than the middle country measured.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23153.35106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 153.35 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 6th of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08145.71106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 145.71 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 10th of 195 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06140.1107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Qatar: 140.1 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 21st of 194 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69173.75102.69▼ Worsened since 2019
Qatar: 173.75 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,74217,0576,742No real change since 2015
Qatar: 17,057 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 46th of 151 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Qatar does worse than the middle country measured.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414241No real change since 2020
Qatar: 42 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8371.2284.83▼ Worsened since 2019
Qatar: 71.22 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5653.61.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Qatar: 3.6 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 31st of 190 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to LandFAO · 2025 · world median 313No earlier reading
Qatar: 1 · world median 3 · Level of legal guarantees of women's equal rights to land ownership and control, 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 6; higher is better.
No better end16
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.7335.111.73No real change since 2014
Qatar: 35.11 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 2nd of 178 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5357.450.535Moved since 2013
Qatar: 7.45 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 5th of 188 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.810042.8Moved since 2020
Qatar: 100 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63204.7237.63Moved since 2013
Qatar: 204.72 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.36240.2487.36No real change since 2013
Qatar: 240.24 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 28th of 188 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.6617.573.66No earlier reading
Qatar: 17.57 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.
Position 20th of 121 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8371.4357.83Moved since 2019
Qatar: 71.43 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1722.0316.17No real change since 2019
Qatar: 22.03 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37521,11652,375No real change since 2014
Qatar: 21,116 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1433.3162.14Moved since 2012
Qatar: 33.31 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 121st of 171 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,635636.028,635Moved since 2013
Qatar: 636.02 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 155th of 193 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.381.6214.38Moved since 2015
Qatar: 1.62 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 162nd of 182 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.966.4437.96No real change since 2013
Qatar: 6.44 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 191st of 209 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0080.109No real change since 2013
Qatar: 0.008 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 193rd of 206 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278121689,278No real change since 2013
Qatar: 121 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 171st of 179 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5720.3066.572No real change since 2015
Qatar: 0.306 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 155th of 158 — derived here by ordering the published values, counted from the highest value. The publisher ranks no country on this.
No current reading for Qatar
Agriculture Orientation Index (last 2020), Dietary Energy Supply, Global Report on Food Crises, Organic Agricultural Area, Per Capita Food Supply Variability, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
05Country Index 2026
Food & Agriculture among Qatar’s 16 topics
Food & Agriculture is Qatar’s 11th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first; each marker sits at the position divided by that topic’s field, so fields of different sizes compare fairly.
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 16th of 1933/4 keys
- Digital & Technology27th of 1983/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade27th of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality25th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 33rd of 2003/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 59th of 1944/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital82nd of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security75th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge84th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture82nd of 1842/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation84th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 124th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 110th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality179th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability186th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on food & agriculture
The three countries placed highest of 184, and the leaders Qatar can most readily be measured against.
1
SerbiaSouthern Europe
1st of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
AustriaWestern Europe
2nd of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
3
MaltaSouthern Europe
3rd of 184 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan5th2/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Türkiye36th3/4 keysThis page
Qatar82nd2/4 keys
Positions out of 184 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Qatar on food & agriculture: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Qatar rank on food & agriculture?
Qatar is placed 82nd of 184 countries on Food & Agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) and Cereal Yield). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) figure for Qatar?
2.17 in 2024 (current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3.14.
What is the latest Cereal Yield figure for Qatar?
18,275 in 2023 (cereal yield (kg per hectare)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3,072.
How does Qatar compare with Saudi Arabia on food & agriculture?
Saudi Arabia is placed joint 86th of 184, and Qatar 82nd. Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy): Saudi Arabia 2.17, Qatar 2.17; Cereal Yield: Saudi Arabia 5,122, Qatar 18,275.
How have Qatar’s food & agriculture figures changed?
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) fell from 2.33 in 2015 to 2.17 in 2024; Cereal Yield rose from 4,099 in 2000 to 18,275 in 2023; Agriculture Orientation Index was 0 in both 2016 and 2020.
Which food & agriculture statistics are missing for Qatar?
No current reading is published for Qatar on Agriculture Orientation Index, Dietary Energy Supply, Global Report on Food Crises, Organic Agricultural Area, Per Capita Food Supply Variability, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Keep reading
Explore further
Qatar, topic by topic
- Governance & Institutions=59th of 194
- Economy & Innovation84th of 176
- Work & Labour=8th of 182
- Education & Knowledge84th of 198
- Health & Wellbeing=33rd of 200
- Development & Human Capital82nd of 196
- Environment & Sustainability186th of 186
- Gender & Equality179th of 183
- Democracy & Civil Liberties=124th of 198
- Peace & Security75th of 177
- Risk & Resilience=16th of 193
- Mobility & Trade27th of 177
- Poverty & Inequality25th of 159
- Energy=110th of 165
- Digital & Technology27th of 198
- The full Qatar profile
Nearby, on food & agriculture
The key statistics, for every country
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This subject is about production and land use, not about whether people are fed. Hunger, undernourishment and what a population actually eats are measured under Health & Wellbeing, and the two regularly disagree — a country can grow a great deal and still leave many people short, and one that grows little can be well fed by trade. The wider environmental cost of farming — emissions, water withdrawal, forest cover — is filed under Environment & Sustainability.
How the Food & Agriculture standing is decided, step by step
A standing is a place in a list, not a mark out of anything. This one is part of the Country Index 2026, and it is worked out like this.
- A few key indicators decide it; the rest are context. 4 indicators on this topic are keys and 31 are charted alongside them without a vote. That split is the point: if every statistic voted, importing five more of one kind would quietly change what the topic is about.
- Each key is read at one edition. ⚠ The keys behind this standing do not all describe the same year — they run from 2023 to 2024, because publishers release on their own schedules. Read the standing as “how this country places now”, not as a snapshot of one year.
- Every country’s published value is turned into a place within that one key’s own field, and then expressed as a share of that field — how far down this key’s list the country sits, rather than how many countries are above it. Keys where a higher published number is worse (terrorism, hunger, disaster risk) are turned round first, so the good end is always the same end.
- Dividing by the field first is the whole reason this works. A place carries the size of its list inside it: 22nd of 44 and 108th of 215 are the same showing, and averaging the numbers 22 and 108 says loudly that they are not. Fields on this site run from about 44 countries to about 215, so averaging raw places would reward a country for happening to be measured in small ones. Dividing each place by its own field removes the size and leaves only the showing.
- The shares are averaged, plainly. One key, one vote — no key is weighted above another, because any weighting would be this site’s opinion presented as a measurement. Countries are then put in order by that average, and the average itself is never published. It is our arithmetic with nothing anchoring it, so printing it would invite it to be read as a measurement somebody made. The position it produces, the band, and the keys it was built from are all published instead — every one of them checkable against the tables on this page.
- A country needs 2 of this topic’s 4 keys — half, rounded up, and never fewer than 2. A standing built from one reading, printed beside one built from four, is two different things sharing a column heading. 184 countries clear the bar here.
- A key has to earn its vote every edition. It must measure at least 120 countries (below that it starts measuring who was surveyed rather than the world), it must not have more than 10% of its field tied at either end, and it must not repeat another key in the same topic — Spearman correlation above 0.92 counts as repeating. A topic needs at least 2 surviving keys to place anyone at all; this one has 4.
- A standing is relative, and the grouping is ours. It says where a country places against the others measured alongside it, so it moves when they move. The publishers listed on this page did not agree to be read together, and each measures its subject its own way: the underlying numbers are theirs, the ordering on top is this site’s — the same method as the rest of the Country Index, applied to one subject instead of all of them.
The key statistics and their licences
- Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Cereal Yield — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Dietary Energy Supply — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Agriculture Orientation Index — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 3 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Qatar’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Qatar (banner) — Haakon S. Krohn derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Serbia — Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malta — Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Qatar: Food & Agriculture — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/qatar/food