AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Kuwait
Kuwait: AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) was 0.9797 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Direct emissions in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.9797 kt for afolu — direct emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Kuwait peaked at 0.9797 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1347 kt, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 158th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3361 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1347 kt | -59.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1395 kt | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2551 kt | +82.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3118 kt | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3478 kt | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4473 kt | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4405 kt | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4686 kt | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5183 kt | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4881 kt | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4379 kt | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5095 kt | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.539 kt | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5042 kt | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5469 kt | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5355 kt | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5415 kt | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6136 kt | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6606 kt | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5686 kt | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6591 kt | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7218 kt | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7447 kt | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7509 kt | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8245 kt | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8282 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8785 kt | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8749 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9089 kt | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9344 kt | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9579 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9695 kt | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9797 kt | +1.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.9797 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.21 kt, 31% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.9797 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.81 kt, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +82.9% | 0.1395 kt | 0.2551 kt |
| 1991 | -59.9% | 0.3361 kt | 0.1347 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.34 kt | 0.1347 kt | 0.5183 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5377 kt | 0.4379 kt | 0.6606 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.776 kt | 0.5686 kt | 0.9089 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9604 kt | 0.9344 kt | 0.9797 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0186 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — direct emissions in Kuwait?
- Afolu — direct emissions in Kuwait was 0.9797 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9797 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1347 kt in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for afolu — direct emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf