AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.12 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.03 t CO2eq/cap, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 165th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.101 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.139 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.115 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1225 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 162 Malta 0.14 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 163 Lebanon 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 163 Nauru 0.13 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Comoros 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Jordan 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.12 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Kuwait?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Kuwait was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 2003.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 t CO2eq/cap in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 165th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.