AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in Kuwait
Kuwait: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 1.25 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions in Kuwait is 1.25 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Kuwait peaked at 1.25 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1674 kt, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 161st of 257 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 (N2O) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4243 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1674 kt | -60.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1758 kt | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3226 kt | +83.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3949 kt | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4437 kt | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5718 kt | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5642 kt | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5993 kt | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6636 kt | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6311 kt | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5572 kt | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.652 kt | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.691 kt | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6425 kt | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6943 kt | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.68 kt | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6894 kt | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7799 kt | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8392 kt | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7263 kt | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8357 kt | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9131 kt | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9465 kt | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9586 kt | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 kt | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 kt | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.11 kt | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 kt | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.19 kt | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.22 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.23 kt | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kt | +0.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.25 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.19 kt, 57% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.25 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.7 kt, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — 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 | +83.5% | 0.1758 kt | 0.3226 kt |
| 1991 | -60.5% | 0.4243 kt | 0.1674 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4328 kt | 0.1674 kt | 0.6636 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6857 kt | 0.5572 kt | 0.8392 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9876 kt | 0.7263 kt | 1.16 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 kt | 1.19 kt | 1.25 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 — emissions in Kuwait?
- Afolu — emissions in Kuwait was 1.25 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 1.25 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1674 kt in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for afolu — emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 161st out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 (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