Diagnose and Decide Scorecard
Food Environments
Food Supply Chains
Cereal losses
Fruit losses
Pulse losses
Vegetable losses
Outcomes
Biodiversity impact of food consumption
Eutrophication of food consumption
Greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption
Water use linked to food consumption
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity
Prevalence of undernourishment
Children (6-23 months): Minimum diet diversity
Adult diabetes prevalence
Adult obesity
Unlikely Challenge Area
Potential Challenge Area
Likely Challenge Area
Missing Data

Indicators

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding land-use change and forestry (mtCO₂eq)

DriversEnvironment and climate change
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Annual population growth (%)

DriversPopulation growth and migration
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Gender inequality index

DriversSocio-cultural Context
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Percent of the urban population of total population (%)

DriversUrbanization
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Affordability of a healthy diet

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
0.5
2017

Cost of an energy sufficient diet

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
0.6
2017 PPP dollar/capita/day
2017

Cost of legumes, nuts, and seeds relative to the starchy staples in a least-cost healthy diet

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
0.9
2017

Cost of nutrient adequacy in local currency units

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
3.8
local currency
2011

Retail value of packaged food sales per person

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
615.6
USD/capita
2017

Retail value of ultra-processed food sales per person

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
398.6
USD/capita
2017

Number of modern grocery retailers per 100,000 population

Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
15.2
2017

Number of supermarkets per 100,000 population

Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
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Average crop species richness

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
3.5
crops/ha
2015

Cereal yield (kg/ha)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Share of employment in agriculture (%)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Vegetable yield (tonnes/ha)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Agricultural infrastructure index

Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2017 international dollars/capita)

Individual FactorsEconomic
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Adolescents (12-17 years): prevalence of at least daily carbonated soft drink consumption

OutcomesDietary intake
60
%
2011

Adolescents (12-17 years): prevalence of at least weekly fast food consumption

OutcomesDietary intake
86
%
2011

Adolescents (12-17 years): prevalence of less than daily vegetable consumption

OutcomesDietary intake
39
%
2011

Agricultural land change during the last 10 years

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
0.1
1000 ha/year
2008–2018

Average proportion of natural vegetation embedded in agricultural lands

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
1
%
2015

Soil biodiversity threats index

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
1
2010

Total ecological footprint of consumption per person

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
14.4
global ha/capita
2019

Total ecological footprint of production per person

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
12.3
global ha/capita
2019

Children (6-23 months): Minimum meal frequency

OutcomesInfant and young child feeding practices
40
%
2012

Adult raised blood pressure (%)

OutcomesNoncommunicable diseases
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Anemia in women (%)

OutcomesNutritional status
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Stunting in children under 5 years

OutcomesNutritional status
12
%
1995

Under 5 Overweight and Obesity

OutcomesNutritional status
10
%
1995

Wasting in children under 5 years

OutcomesNutritional status
2
%
1995

All Suggested Policies and Actions

We’ve identified the following policies and actions that might address issues with the food system of Qatar.

Action
Restrict all forms of marketing, advertising and in-store promotions of HFSS foods, particularly to children.
Impact
Reduce appeal foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
Action
Implement taxes to decrease affordability and incentivise reformulation of sugary drinks and foods high in fats, sugars and salt food.
Impact
Decrease affordability of sugary drinks and foods high in fats, sugars and salt to all populations.
Action
Set mandatory limits on trans fats, sugar, salt/sodium and/or saturated fat in packaged foods.
Impact
Reduce availability of foods high in fats, sugars and salt to all populations.
Action
Require nutrition labelling on packages/menus to indicate if foods are high in calories, fats, sugars and/or salt and/or in positive nutrients.
Impact
Reduce appeal and availability of foods high in fat, sugar and salt and increases appeal of nutritious foods to all populations.
Action
Reformulate processed food to reduce fats, sugars and salt.
Impact
Reduce availability of fats, sugars and salt in foods already available to all populations.
Action
Implement comprehensive school food programmes, incorporating food and meals, nutrition standards, nutrition education, school gardens, food personnel training, food skills and literacy.
Impact
Increase availability, affordability and access of nutritious foods and reduce access to foods high in fats, sugars and salt to school-aged children.