Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Kuwait
Kuwait: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.05 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
Kuwait recorded 0.05 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 0.1156 kg per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 136th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.0079 kg per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0075 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0183 kg per person | +144.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 kg per person | -49.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0189 kg per person | +103.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0301 kg per person | +58.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0287 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0275 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.037 kg per person | +34.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0206 kg per person | -44.2% |
| 1987 | 0.016 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0363 kg per person | +127.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0225 kg per person | -37.9% |
| 1990 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0489 kg per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0598 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0601 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0595 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1156 kg per person | +94.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0671 kg per person | -41.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0542 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0579 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 kg per person | -44.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0521 kg per person | +61.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0485 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0464 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0447 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0423 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0377 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0358 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.034 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0319 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0449 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0855 kg per person | +90.3% |
| 2014 | 0.09 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0782 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0599 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0626 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0578 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0419 kg per person | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0722 kg per person | +72.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0729 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0472 kg per person | -35.3% |
| 2023 | 0.05 kg per person | +5.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.05 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 5% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.05 kg per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1875 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% | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person |
| 1988 | +127.2% | 0.016 kg per person | 0.0363 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 | 0.0034 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0247 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.037 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0523 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1156 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0427 kg per person | 0.0322 kg per person | 0.0521 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0587 kg per person | 0.0319 kg per person | 0.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0606 kg per person | 0.0472 kg per person | 0.0729 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 0.05 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 0.1156 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.