AFOLU — Emissions in Kuwait

Kuwait: AFOLU — Emissions was 8.19 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.19 kt
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
178th
of 256 countries
All-time high
8.21 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.6974 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Kuwait, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 3 kt1991: 0.697 kt1992: 0.927 kt1993: 1.9 kt1994: 2.5 kt1995: 3.3 kt1996: 4 kt1997: 4.2 kt1998: 4.3 kt1999: 4.8 kt2000: 5.4 kt2001: 3.7 kt2002: 4.9 kt2003: 5.4 kt2004: 4.6 kt2005: 4.6 kt2006: 4.7 kt2007: 5.1 kt2008: 5.4 kt2009: 5.9 kt2010: 5.7 kt2011: 5.4 kt2012: 5.4 kt2013: 5.7 kt2014: 6.5 kt2015: 6.4 kt2016: 7 kt2017: 7.2 kt2018: 7.4 kt2019: 8.1 kt2020: 8 kt2021: 8 kt2022: 8.2 kt2023: 8.2 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in Kuwait stood at 8.19 kt.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Kuwait peaked at 8.21 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6974 kt, in 1991.

Kuwait ranks 178th of 256 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

AFOLU — Emissions in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) in Kuwait, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3.03 kt —
1991 0.6974 kt -77.0%
1992 0.9274 kt +33.0%
1993 1.89 kt +104.3%
1994 2.47 kt +30.1%
1995 3.28 kt +32.9%
1996 3.95 kt +20.7%
1997 4.22 kt +6.8%
1998 4.33 kt +2.6%
1999 4.83 kt +11.6%
2000 5.44 kt +12.6%
2001 3.72 kt -31.6%
2002 4.94 kt +32.7%
2003 5.38 kt +8.9%
2004 4.62 kt -14.2%
2005 4.59 kt -0.5%
2006 4.72 kt +2.8%
2007 5.06 kt +7.3%
2008 5.45 kt +7.5%
2009 5.94 kt +9.1%
2010 5.73 kt -3.5%
2011 5.41 kt -5.6%
2012 5.41 kt -0.0%
2013 5.73 kt +6.0%
2014 6.45 kt +12.5%
2015 6.37 kt -1.3%
2016 6.96 kt +9.4%
2017 7.17 kt +2.9%
2018 7.39 kt +3.1%
2019 8.15 kt +10.2%
2020 7.97 kt -2.1%
2021 8.05 kt +1.0%
2022 8.21 kt +2.0%
2023 8.19 kt -0.2%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 8.19 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.08 kt, 26% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 8.19 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 61.35 kt, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where AFOLU — 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +104.3% 0.9274 kt 1.89 kt
1991 -77.0% 3.03 kt 0.6974 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.96 kt 0.6974 kt 4.83 kt 10
2000s 4.99 kt 3.72 kt 5.94 kt 10
2010s 6.48 kt 5.41 kt 8.15 kt 10
2020s 8.11 kt 7.97 kt 8.21 kt 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 175 Belize 9.31 kt compare
  2. 176 Gabon 9.23 kt compare
  3. 177 Polynesia 8.33 kt compare
  4. 179 Vanuatu 7.54 kt compare
  5. 180 Palestine 7.3 kt compare
  6. 180 Palestine 7.3 kt compare

See the full ranking of 290 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Kuwait?
Afolu — emissions in Kuwait was 8.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 8.21 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6974 kt in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for afolu — emissions?
Kuwait ranks 178th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
290 places, 9,635 data points, 1990–2023
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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