Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Kuwait
Kuwait: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases was 0.1589 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.1589 kt per square kilometre for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Kuwait peaked at 0.1589 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kt per square kilometre, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 14th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0191 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -95.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +75.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +213.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +254.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0593 kt per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0625 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0664 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0713 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0767 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0821 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0897 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0967 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1041 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1116 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1193 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1126 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1171 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1216 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1265 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1314 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1357 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1405 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1452 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1497 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1543 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1589 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1589 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1589 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1589 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0084 kt per square kilometre, 18.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1589 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0063 kt per square kilometre, 25.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases 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 | +254.7% | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +213.6% | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -95.8% | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +75.8% | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +57.9% | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | 0.0593 kt per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +46.9% | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.082 kt per square kilometre | 0.0593 kt per square kilometre | 0.1116 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1299 kt per square kilometre | 0.1126 kt per square kilometre | 0.1497 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1578 kt per square kilometre | 0.1543 kt per square kilometre | 0.1589 kt per square kilometre | 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 square in Kuwait?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Kuwait was 0.1589 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1589 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. 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 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 (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 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 (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) 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.