Per capita ghg emissions in Kuwait
Kuwait: Per capita ghg emissions was 34.51 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
34.51
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
3rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
369.7
in 1991
All-time low
0.6458
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Kuwait, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Kuwait stood at 34.51.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Kuwait peaked at 369.7 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6458, in 1850.
That places Kuwait 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.6458 | — |
| 1851 | 0.652 | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 0.6584 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.6644 | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 0.6701 | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.6755 | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.6808 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.6857 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.6902 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.6942 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.6981 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.7 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.7016 | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.7033 | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.7049 | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.7064 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.7077 | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.7091 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.7106 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.7113 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.711 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.712 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.7158 | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.7213 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.7287 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.7366 | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 0.7451 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 0.7526 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 0.7585 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.7625 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.7631 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.7617 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 0.7599 | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.7579 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.7557 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.753 | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.7504 | -0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.7479 | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.7456 | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.7432 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7429 | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.7407 | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.7384 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.7364 | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.7345 | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.7326 | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.731 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.7294 | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.728 | -0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.7267 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.7253 | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.72 | -0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.7166 | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.7138 | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.7105 | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.7077 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.7051 | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.7029 | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.6996 | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.6971 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.6933 | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.692 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.6887 | -0.5% |
| 1913 | 0.6862 | -0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.6831 | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.6801 | -0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.6773 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.6746 | -0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.6724 | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.6699 | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.6691 | -0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.6704 | +0.2% |
| 1922 | 0.6722 | +0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.6751 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 0.6773 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.6798 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 0.6822 | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.6843 | +0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.6863 | +0.3% |
| 1929 | 0.6879 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.6883 | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.6893 | +0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.6915 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.6948 | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.6991 | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 0.7036 | +0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.7126 | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.7218 | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.7312 | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 0.7414 | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7503 | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.7729 | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.803 | +3.9% |
| 1943 | 0.8408 | +4.7% |
| 1944 | 0.8811 | +4.8% |
| 1945 | 0.9494 | +7.7% |
| 1946 | 22.36 | +2255.2% |
| 1947 | 56.29 | +151.7% |
| 1948 | 16.13 | -71.4% |
| 1949 | 25.1 | +55.7% |
| 1950 | 24.21 | -3.6% |
| 1951 | 26.24 | +8.4% |
| 1952 | 29.14 | +11.1% |
| 1953 | 50.21 | +72.3% |
| 1954 | 78.63 | +56.6% |
| 1955 | 97.07 | +23.5% |
| 1956 | 50.33 | -48.2% |
| 1957 | 96.82 | +92.4% |
| 1958 | 148.36 | +53.2% |
| 1959 | 138.3 | -6.8% |
| 1960 | 139.69 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 134.22 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 133.93 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 128.93 | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 135.93 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 144.42 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 132.56 | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 106.86 | -19.4% |
| 1968 | 95.65 | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 93.93 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 80.91 | -13.9% |
| 1971 | 78.37 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 77.64 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 66.23 | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 51.93 | -21.6% |
| 1975 | 41.33 | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 40.8 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 35.56 | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 38.15 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 37.44 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 32.98 | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 27.29 | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 21.23 | -22.2% |
| 1983 | 22.42 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 26.04 | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 24.79 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 28.67 | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 26.65 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 26.79 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 28.97 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 33.17 | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 369.7 | +1014.4% |
| 1992 | 29.57 | -92.0% |
| 1993 | 47.11 | +59.3% |
| 1994 | 53.44 | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 51.22 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 47.79 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 50.43 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 44.96 | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 43.92 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 44.37 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 44.36 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.77 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 46.96 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 47.55 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 50.98 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 49.14 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 45.87 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 45.75 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 43.74 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 41.93 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 39.76 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 42.46 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 35.2 | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 31.41 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 34.93 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 36.47 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 33.65 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 33.03 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.55 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 29.08 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 28.86 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 34.22 | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 33.8 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 34.51 | +2.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 34.51 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 4.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 34.51 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73, 7.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +2255.2% | 0.9494 | 22.36 |
| 1991 | +1014.4% | 33.17 | 369.7 |
| 1947 | +151.7% | 22.36 | 56.29 |
| 1957 | +92.4% | 50.33 | 96.82 |
| 1992 | -92.0% | 369.7 | 29.57 |
| 1953 | +72.3% | 29.14 | 50.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6717 | 0.6458 | 0.6942 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7053 | 0.6981 | 0.7113 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7344 | 0.711 | 0.7625 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7538 | 0.7432 | 0.7631 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7341 | 0.7267 | 0.7429 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7099 | 0.6971 | 0.7253 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6817 | 0.6699 | 0.6933 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6785 | 0.6691 | 0.6879 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7074 | 0.6883 | 0.7414 | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.49 | 0.7503 | 56.29 | 10 |
| 1950s | 73.93 | 24.21 | 148.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 124.61 | 93.93 | 144.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.84 | 35.56 | 80.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.58 | 21.23 | 32.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.13 | 29.57 | 369.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.25 | 43.74 | 50.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.14 | 31.41 | 42.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.09 | 28.86 | 34.51 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Kuwait?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Kuwait was 34.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 369.7 in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6458 in 1850.
- How does Kuwait rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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