Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait
Kuwait: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
123rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.7535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
All-time low
0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1977
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait stood at 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait peaked at 0.7535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1977.
That places Kuwait 123rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 0.2804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1854 | 0.2878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.2945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 0.2975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.3024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.3059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 0.3075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.3105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.3135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 0.3446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1875 | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1876 | 0.3659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1877 | 0.376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1878 | 0.3846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1879 | 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.3943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 0.3957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.3967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.3977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.3981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.3982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.4018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.4024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.4038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.4046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.4066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.4093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.4133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.4159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.4188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 0.422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.4284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 0.4316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.4366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.4384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 0.4412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.4424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.4436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.4447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.4458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.4482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.4495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.4532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.4558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 0.4586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 0.4616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.4646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 0.4701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.4724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.4742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.4764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.4892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.4949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 0.501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 0.5074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.5139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 0.5204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.5266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.5377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 0.5574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1943 | 0.5836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1944 | 0.6141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1945 | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1946 | 0.6801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1947 | 0.7118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.7401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1949 | 0.7535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.7489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.7396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.7332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 0.7261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.6322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 1957 | 0.5891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1958 | 0.5463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1959 | 0.5001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 64% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -25.6% | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 120 Montenegro 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 121 Honduras 0.2492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 122 Uganda 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 124 Taiwan 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Switzerland 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 126 Ecuador 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait was 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1977.
- How does Kuwait rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.