Natural resource rents, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Natural resource rents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Natural resource rents, per capita in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, natural resource rents, per capita in Kuwait stood at 0 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 16th out of 211 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural resource rents, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +38.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -34.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -33.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -23.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +50.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -57.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +77.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +37.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -28.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +43.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -25.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 279.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 26.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
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 natural resource rents, per capita in Kuwait?
- Natural resource rents, per capita in Kuwait was 0 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for natural resource rents, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 211 countries with data for 2020.
- Is natural resource rents, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. 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 Natural resource rents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Natural resource rents ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Natural resource rents 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
Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.