Qatar
SPI: 25.22
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Qatar
Qatar is a peninsular country that extends into the Persian Gulf in the Middle East. Its terrain is primarily desert. In Qatar most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include air, land, and water pollution; and limited freshwater.
6%
of land currently protected
90
total land vertebrate species
0
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Corncrake
0
amphibians / 0 endemic
38
birds / 0 endemic
25
mammals / 0 endemic
27
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
