Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Kuwait

Kuwait: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0117 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
153rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0117 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0011 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Kuwait, 1990–2019

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0131990200420191990: 0.005 units per square kilometre1991: 0.001 units per square kilometre1992: 0.001 units per square kilometre1993: 0.003 units per square kilometre1994: 0.004 units per square kilometre1995: 0.005 units per square kilometre1996: 0.006 units per square kilometre1997: 0.007 units per square kilometre1998: 0.007 units per square kilometre1999: 0.008 units per square kilometre2000: 0.009 units per square kilometre2001: 0.006 units per square kilometre2002: 0.008 units per square kilometre2003: 0.008 units per square kilometre2004: 0.007 units per square kilometre2005: 0.007 units per square kilometre2006: 0.007 units per square kilometre2007: 0.008 units per square kilometre2008: 0.009 units per square kilometre2009: 0.009 units per square kilometre2010: 0.009 units per square kilometre2011: 0.009 units per square kilometre2012: 0.008 units per square kilometre2013: 0.009 units per square kilometre2014: 0.01 units per square kilometre2015: 0.01 units per square kilometre2016: 0.011 units per square kilometre2017: 0.011 units per square kilometre2018: 0.012 units per square kilometre2019: 0.012 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.0117 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Kuwait peaked at 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

That places Kuwait 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0048 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0011 units per square kilometre -77.0%
1992 0.0015 units per square kilometre +33.0%
1993 0.003 units per square kilometre +104.2%
1994 0.0039 units per square kilometre +30.1%
1995 0.0051 units per square kilometre +32.9%
1996 0.0062 units per square kilometre +20.7%
1997 0.0066 units per square kilometre +6.8%
1998 0.0068 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1999 0.0076 units per square kilometre +11.6%
2000 0.0086 units per square kilometre +12.6%
2001 0.0059 units per square kilometre -31.6%
2002 0.0078 units per square kilometre +32.7%
2003 0.0085 units per square kilometre +8.9%
2004 0.0073 units per square kilometre -14.2%
2005 0.0072 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2006 0.0074 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2007 0.008 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2008 0.0086 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2009 0.0093 units per square kilometre +9.1%
2010 0.009 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2011 0.0085 units per square kilometre -5.6%
2012 0.0085 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2013 0.009 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2014 0.0101 units per square kilometre +12.5%
2015 0.01 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2016 0.0109 units per square kilometre +9.4%
2017 0.0113 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2018 0.0116 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2019 0.0117 units per square kilometre +0.8%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.0117 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0213 units per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.0117 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +104.2% 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre
1991 -77.0% 0.0048 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0078 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0101 units per square kilometre 0.0085 units per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 150 Mongolia 0.0123 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 151 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0121 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 152 Australia 0.0117 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 154 Bhutan 0.0117 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 155 Iran 0.0115 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 156 Belize 0.0113 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Kuwait?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per in Kuwait was 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per?
Kuwait ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU 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.