How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 39.6%
World rank
164th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6058 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1988
All-time low
0.1141 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kuwait is 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.6058 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1141 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 164th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2245 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.2245 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2525 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2525 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2525 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2637 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3199 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2806 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3423 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3088 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.333 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2608 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3318 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3641 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.172 metric tons per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 1980 | 0.207 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2084 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3719 metric tons per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4894 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5409 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5678 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4283 metric tons per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4323 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6058 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4295 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2499 metric tons per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1141 metric tons per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4417 metric tons per square kilometre | +287.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4751 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.435 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4886 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4683 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4507 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4499 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.43 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4127 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.339 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3117 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2484 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 0.305 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.293 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3481 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2649 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2396 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2795 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.375 metric tons per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2445 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2242 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2587 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2322 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2313 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3026 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2347 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1722 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 0.195 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1994 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2235 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1317 metric tons per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre 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% | 0.1141 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4417 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2413 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2245 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2525 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2977 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.172 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3641 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4281 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.207 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6058 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4003 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1141 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4886 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3042 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2396 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4127 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.247 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1722 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.375 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1846 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1317 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2235 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 161 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2229 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 162 Suriname 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 163 Guyana 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 165 Congo 0.1812 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 166 Brazil 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 167 Kyrgyzstan 0.1756 metric tons 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6058 metric tons per square kilometre in 1988.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1141 metric tons per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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
How have things changed? 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.