How have things changed? in Kuwait
Kuwait: How have things changed? was 2,912 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2,912 metric tons
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
177th
of 215 countries
All-time high
10,796 metric tons
in 1988
All-time low
2,034 metric tons
in 1991
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Kuwait, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2,912 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Kuwait peaked at 10,796 metric tons in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2,034 metric tons, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4,000 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,500 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 4,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,700 metric tons | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 5,700 metric tons | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 5,000 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 6,100 metric tons | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 5,502 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 5,934 metric tons | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 4,648 metric tons | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 5,913 metric tons | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 6,489 metric tons | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 3,065 metric tons | -52.8% |
| 1980 | 3,689 metric tons | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 3,714 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6,628 metric tons | +78.5% |
| 1983 | 8,722 metric tons | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 9,639 metric tons | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 10,118 metric tons | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 7,633 metric tons | -24.6% |
| 1987 | 7,704 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 10,796 metric tons | +40.1% |
| 1989 | 7,653 metric tons | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 4,454 metric tons | -41.8% |
| 1991 | 2,034 metric tons | -54.3% |
| 1992 | 7,871 metric tons | +287.0% |
| 1993 | 8,466 metric tons | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 7,752 metric tons | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 8,706 metric tons | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 8,345 metric tons | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 8,031 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 8,018 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 7,662 metric tons | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 7,354 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 6,041 metric tons | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 5,555 metric tons | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 4,426 metric tons | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 5,436 metric tons | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 5,222 metric tons | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 6,203 metric tons | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 4,721 metric tons | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 4,270 metric tons | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 4,980 metric tons | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 6,683 metric tons | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 4,357 metric tons | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 3,995 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 4,610 metric tons | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 4,137 metric tons | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 4,121 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5,393 metric tons | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 4,183 metric tons | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 3,069 metric tons | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 3,474 metric tons | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 3,553 metric tons | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3,983 metric tons | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 2,346 metric tons | -41.1% |
| 2023 | 3,275 metric tons | +39.6% |
| 2024 | 2,912 metric tons | -11.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2,912 metric tons is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 15% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2,912 metric tons is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33,109 metric tons, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +287.0% | 2,034 metric tons | 7,871 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,300 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons | 4,500 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 5,305 metric tons | 3,065 metric tons | 6,489 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,630 metric tons | 3,689 metric tons | 10,796 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,134 metric tons | 2,034 metric tons | 8,706 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,421 metric tons | 4,270 metric tons | 7,354 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,402 metric tons | 3,069 metric tons | 6,683 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,214 metric tons | 2,346 metric tons | 3,983 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 how have things changed? in Kuwait?
- How have things changed? in Kuwait was 2,912 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10,796 metric tons in 1988.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,034 metric tons in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for how have things changed??
- Kuwait ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.