IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.3721 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait is 0.3721 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.3721 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 kt per square kilometre, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0303 kt per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0278 kt per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0261 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | +109.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0387 kt per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0623 kt per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0701 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0825 kt per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0932 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0915 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0634 kt per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0696 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0662 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1072 kt per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1201 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1409 kt per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1268 kt per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1594 kt per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1066 kt per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0825 kt per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0993 kt per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1268 kt per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1667 kt per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1627 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1695 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1571 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1566 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1566 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1549 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1841 kt per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2009 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2256 kt per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2306 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2441 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2536 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2688 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2671 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2609 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.298 kt per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3042 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3395 kt per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3311 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3378 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3591 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.344 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3148 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.298 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3086 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.335 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.362 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3721 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +109.8% | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0448 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0825 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0634 kt per square kilometre | 0.1594 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.128 kt per square kilometre | 0.0522 kt per square kilometre | 0.1695 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2186 kt per square kilometre | 0.1549 kt per square kilometre | 0.2688 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3187 kt per square kilometre | 0.2609 kt per square kilometre | 0.3591 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3444 kt per square kilometre | 0.3086 kt per square kilometre | 0.3721 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 2.51 kt per square kilometre compare
- 4 Monaco 2.4 kt per square kilometre compare
- 5 Qatar 1.38 kt per square kilometre compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 0.2591 kt per square kilometre compare
- 8 Barbados 0.2535 kt per square kilometre compare
- 9 Belgium 0.2345 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 ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.3721 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3721 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 kt per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPPU — 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.
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPPU — 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
IPPU — 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.