Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0003 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0004 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0002 units per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
51
1972–2023
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 0.0003 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1973.
Kuwait ranks 37th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 11.2× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 14.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Luxembourg 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Eswatini 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cape Verde 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Rwanda 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Kuwait rank for civil liberties rating, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is civil liberties rating, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating 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.
Civil liberties rating ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by 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
Civil liberties rating 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.