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IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Kuwait

Kuwait: IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 13.05 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.05 %
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
27th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13.05 %
in 2023
All-time low
0.27 %
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Kuwait, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 3.8 %1991: 0.27 %1992: 4.1 %1993: 2.9 %1994: 3.3 %1995: 4.3 %1996: 4.5 %1997: 4.4 %1998: 4.6 %1999: 4.9 %2000: 5.5 %2001: 5.9 %2002: 6.9 %2003: 7.2 %2004: 8 %2005: 7.9 %2006: 8.2 %2007: 8.4 %2008: 8.4 %2009: 8.5 %2010: 8.3 %2011: 8.8 %2012: 7.9 %2013: 9.4 %2014: 10.4 %2015: 9.6 %2016: 9.4 %2017: 10.2 %2018: 10.5 %2019: 10.7 %2020: 12.4 %2021: 12.1 %2022: 12.9 %2023: 13.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 13.05 % for ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in Kuwait peaked at 13.05 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.27 %, in 1991.

Kuwait ranks 27th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.72 % 0.27 % 4.88 % 10
2000s 7.5 % 5.49 % 8.51 % 10
2010s 9.51 % 7.92 % 10.74 % 10
2020s 12.62 % 12.13 % 13.05 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in Kuwait?
Ippu — emissions share (co2eq) in Kuwait was 13.05 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ippu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 13.05 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ippu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.27 % in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for ippu — emissions share (co2eq)?
Kuwait ranks 27th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is ippu — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.