Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was -0.7324 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.7324 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 66.0%
World rank
104th
of 188 countries
All-time high
625 % change on previous year
in 1973
All-time low
-593.75 % change on previous year
in 1995
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Kuwait, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded -0.7324 % change on previous year for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.0% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Kuwait peaked at 625 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -593.75 % change on previous year, in 1995.
That places Kuwait 104th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -1.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -0.9552 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1853 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 1854 | -0.9353 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1855 | -0.9258 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1856 | -0.9173 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1857 | -0.9089 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1858 | -0.9007 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1859 | -0.8935 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1860 | -0.5893 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1861 | -0.5867 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1862 | -0.5833 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1863 | -0.5799 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1864 | -0.5765 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1865 | -0.5724 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1866 | -0.57 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1867 | -0.5667 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1868 | -0.2814 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1869 | -0.562 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
| 1870 | -0.5588 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1871 | -0.5557 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1872 | -0.5526 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1873 | -0.5488 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1874 | -0.2737 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1875 | -0.5451 % change on previous year | +99.2% |
| 1876 | -0.2707 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1877 | -0.27 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1878 | -0.5392 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
| 1879 | -0.2685 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1880 | -0.802 % change on previous year | +198.7% |
| 1881 | -0.7956 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1882 | -0.5265 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1883 | -0.5237 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1884 | -0.5203 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1885 | -0.5183 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1886 | -0.5156 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1887 | -0.513 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1888 | -0.2548 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1889 | -0.509 % change on previous year | +99.8% |
| 1890 | -0.5065 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1891 | -0.7555 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 1892 | -0.5001 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1893 | -0.7461 % change on previous year | +49.2% |
| 1894 | -0.494 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1895 | -0.4915 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1896 | -0.4885 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1897 | -0.7305 % change on previous year | +49.5% |
| 1898 | -0.4826 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1899 | -0.4809 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1900 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +148.7% |
| 1901 | -0.9459 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1902 | -0.7024 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1903 | -0.9305 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1904 | -0.6911 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1905 | -0.6864 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1906 | -0.6817 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1907 | -0.6771 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1908 | -0.6731 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1909 | -0.4449 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1910 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +199.1% |
| 1911 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1912 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1913 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1914 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1915 | -0.837 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 1916 | -0.8295 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1917 | -0.8233 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1918 | -0.8165 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1919 | -0.8094 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.6023 % change on previous year | -174.4% |
| 1921 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +67.7% |
| 1922 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 1.03 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1926 | 0.8531 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 1927 | 0.8605 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.6506 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 1929 | 0.6549 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1930 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -368.5% |
| 1931 | -0.8642 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 1932 | -0.6423 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1933 | -0.4256 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1934 | -0.4238 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1935 | -0.4215 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1936 | -0.4203 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1937 | -0.4185 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1938 | -0.4168 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1939 | -0.2072 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1940 | -4.14 % change on previous year | +1898.0% |
| 1941 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1942 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1943 | -1.7 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1944 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1945 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 1946 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1947 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1948 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1949 | -0.8726 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 1950 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -793.9% |
| 1951 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 1952 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.7621 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1954 | -0.5762 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 1955 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +231.2% |
| 1956 | -4.49 % change on previous year | +135.5% |
| 1957 | -10.57 % change on previous year | +135.3% |
| 1958 | -24.31 % change on previous year | +129.9% |
| 1959 | -135.33 % change on previous year | +456.7% |
| 1960 | 17.51 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1961 | 14.91 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1962 | 14.92 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 14.56 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 11.83 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1965 | 13.05 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 22.38 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
| 1967 | 12.96 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 1968 | 32.49 % change on previous year | +150.8% |
| 1969 | 25.78 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1970 | 53.56 % change on previous year | +107.8% |
| 1971 | 80.18 % change on previous year | +49.7% |
| 1972 | 63.64 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 625 % change on previous year | +882.1% |
| 1974 | 102.38 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1975 | 43.53 % change on previous year | -57.5% |
| 1976 | 26.23 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1977 | -40.26 % change on previous year | -253.5% |
| 1978 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 1979 | 137.5 % change on previous year | +3062.5% |
| 1980 | 58.33 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1981 | -6.09 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1982 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -158.1% |
| 1983 | 28.49 % change on previous year | +705.0% |
| 1984 | -13.08 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 1985 | 32.65 % change on previous year | -349.6% |
| 1986 | -11.15 % change on previous year | -134.2% |
| 1987 | 31.39 % change on previous year | -381.4% |
| 1988 | -9.06 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 1989 | -6.52 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 26.36 % change on previous year | -504.1% |
| 1991 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -80.8% |
| 1992 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 1993 | -46.38 % change on previous year | +3871.7% |
| 1994 | -104.41 % change on previous year | +125.1% |
| 1995 | -593.75 % change on previous year | +468.7% |
| 1996 | -148.65 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1997 | -12.68 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 1998 | 43.09 % change on previous year | -439.8% |
| 1999 | 427.12 % change on previous year | +891.3% |
| 2000 | 37.65 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 2001 | -30.11 % change on previous year | -180.0% |
| 2002 | -20.11 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2003 | -23.37 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2005 | -0.279 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2006 | 41.74 % change on previous year | -15057.9% |
| 2007 | -25.89 % change on previous year | -162.0% |
| 2008 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 2009 | 22.36 % change on previous year | +264.6% |
| 2010 | 9.86 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2011 | -17.2 % change on previous year | -274.5% |
| 2012 | 16.48 % change on previous year | -195.8% |
| 2013 | -10.27 % change on previous year | -162.3% |
| 2014 | -46 % change on previous year | +347.9% |
| 2015 | 38 % change on previous year | -182.6% |
| 2016 | 40.87 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2017 | -37.45 % change on previous year | -191.6% |
| 2018 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6995 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2020 | 1.74 % change on previous year | +148.2% |
| 2021 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2022 | -6.06 % change on previous year | -543.8% |
| 2023 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2024 | -0.7324 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -0.7324 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.03 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +15057.9% | -0.279 % change on previous year | 41.74 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -3871.7% | -1.17 % change on previous year | -46.38 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +3062.5% | 4.35 % change on previous year | 137.5 % change on previous year |
| 1940 | -1898.0% | -0.2072 % change on previous year | -4.14 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +891.3% | 43.09 % change on previous year | 427.12 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +882.1% | 63.64 % change on previous year | 625 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.9987 % change on previous year | -1.29 % change on previous year | -0.8935 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -0.5468 % change on previous year | -0.5893 % change on previous year | -0.2814 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.4383 % change on previous year | -0.5588 % change on previous year | -0.2685 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.5479 % change on previous year | -0.802 % change on previous year | -0.2548 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.5676 % change on previous year | -0.7555 % change on previous year | -0.4809 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.7629 % change on previous year | -1.2 % change on previous year | -0.4449 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.9965 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | -0.8094 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8987 % change on previous year | 0.6023 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.5998 % change on previous year | -1.76 % change on previous year | -0.2072 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.82 % change on previous year | -4.14 % change on previous year | -0.8726 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -16.7 % change on previous year | -135.33 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.04 % change on previous year | 11.83 % change on previous year | 32.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.61 % change on previous year | -40.26 % change on previous year | 625 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.85 % change on previous year | -13.08 % change on previous year | 58.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -40.54 % change on previous year | -593.75 % change on previous year | 427.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 % change on previous year | -30.11 % change on previous year | 41.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.09 % change on previous year | -46 % change on previous year | 40.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -6.06 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 105 Paraguay -0.8365 % change on previous year compare
- 106 North Korea -0.8747 % change on previous year compare
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Kuwait?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Kuwait was -0.7324 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 625 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -593.75 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 104th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.