Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.0016 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 26.5%
World rank
7th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.004 units per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0.0008 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
50
1970–2020
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0016 units per square kilometre for natural resource rents, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.004 units per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 7th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +114.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -26.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0016 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 917.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0016 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 137.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 4 Qatar 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 East Timor 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 New Caledonia 0.0009 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Comoros 0.0009 units 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 natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2020.
- Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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 Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural resource rents 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.
Natural resource rents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Natural resource rents 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
Natural resource rents 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.