Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1499 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait is 0.1499 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait peaked at 0.3468 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Kuwait 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0238 kg per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0224 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0548 kg per person | +144.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0279 kg per person | -49.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0568 kg per person | +103.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0902 kg per person | +58.7% |
| 1983 | 0.086 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0824 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1109 kg per person | +34.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0619 kg per person | -44.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0479 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1089 kg per person | +127.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0676 kg per person | -37.9% |
| 1990 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.1468 kg per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1794 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1802 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1784 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3468 kg per person | +94.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2014 kg per person | -41.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1627 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1737 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0965 kg per person | -44.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1563 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1456 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1422 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1391 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1341 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1269 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1196 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1131 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1073 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1019 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0958 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1348 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2566 kg per person | +90.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2701 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2347 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1798 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1877 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1735 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1256 kg per person | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2167 kg per person | +72.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2187 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1416 kg per person | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1499 kg per person | +5.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1499 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 5% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1499 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5626 kg per person, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +144.8% | 0.0224 kg per person | 0.0548 kg per person |
| 1988 | +127.2% | 0.0479 kg per person | 0.1089 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0101 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0548 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0741 kg per person | 0.0279 kg per person | 0.1109 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1569 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.3468 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1281 kg per person | 0.0965 kg per person | 0.1563 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1761 kg per person | 0.0958 kg per person | 0.2701 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1817 kg per person | 0.1416 kg per person | 0.2187 kg 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait was 0.1499 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3468 kg per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Kuwait ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.