How have things changed?, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Kuwait, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Kuwait stood at 0.0006 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0077 metric tons per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 metric tons per person, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 199th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.006 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -17.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -55.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +70.0% |
| 1983 | 0.005 metric tons per person | +25.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -27.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | +34.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -23.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -43.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +219.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.003 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 metric tons per person | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -38.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -29.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -44.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -11.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0006 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0006 metric tons per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 | +219.9% | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0048 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 metric tons per person | 0.006 metric tons per person | 0.0077 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.005 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 0.0066 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 metric tons per person | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0052 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0005 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 196 Gibraltar 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
- 197 Lebanon 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
- 198 Slovenia 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
- 200 Austria 0.0006 metric tons per person compare
- 201 Tajikistan 0.0005 metric tons per person compare
- 202 Switzerland 0.0005 metric tons per person 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Kuwait?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0006 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 metric tons per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 metric tons per person in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.