Food Retail — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (Retail square) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (Retail square) was 0.0617 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 0.0617 kt per square kilometre.
The figure is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.0626 kt per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (Retail square) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +143.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 kt per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.037 kt per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.039 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.046 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0447 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0547 kt per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.054 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0562 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.062 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0626 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0532 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0531 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0549 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.056 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0568 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0566 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0554 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0617 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0617 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0617 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0079 kt per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0617 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0033 kt per square kilometre, 18.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre (Retail square) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +143.9% | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -62.7% | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +58.2% | 0.0146 kt per square kilometre | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | 0.0589 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0566 kt per square kilometre | 0.0531 kt per square kilometre | 0.0626 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0617 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 8 Maldives 0.0938 kt per square kilometre compare
- 9 Japan 0.068 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nauru 0.0632 kt per square kilometre compare
- 12 Mauritius 0.0546 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Israel 0.053 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0524 kt per square kilometre compare
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 food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.0617 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0626 kt per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.