Urban area long term, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0002 units per person for urban area long term, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1960.
That places Kuwait 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 85% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area long term, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +35.7% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
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 urban area long term, per capita in Kuwait?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing 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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.