Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita was 0.0006 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0006 kt per person for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0007 kt per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1992.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per person | +23.8% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -96.5% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +71.9% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | +215.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per person | +251.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per person | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per person | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kt per person | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt per person | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 kt per person | +53.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 kt per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 kt per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 kt per person | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kt per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 kt per person | -5.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0006 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 5.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0006 kt per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 5.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +251.1% | 0 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person |
| 1994 | +215.1% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 1992 | -96.5% | 0.0003 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 1993 | +71.9% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
| 2000 | +53.5% | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person |
| 1999 | +42.6% | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 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 food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Kuwait?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita in Kuwait was 0.0006 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.