Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Kuwait
Kuwait: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Kuwait, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Kuwait peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0 °C, in 1914.
Kuwait ranks 166th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 4.87 million (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 3.88 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 26.25 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Kuwait?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Kuwait was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 °C in 1914.
- How does Kuwait rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Kuwait ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.