Pre- and post-production … Pre- square kilometre CO2eq in Kuwait

Kuwait: Pre- and post-production … Pre- square kilometre CO2eq was 0.6079 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6079 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.6079 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.12 kt per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Kuwait, 1990–2023

0.10.20.30.40.50.61990200620231990: 0.182 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.12 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.136 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.143 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.165 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.176 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.185 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.198 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.23 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.258 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.291 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.313 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.331 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.351 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.363 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.393 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.429 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.439 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.464 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.481 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.508 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.5 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.484 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.496 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.502 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.516 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.527 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.55 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.559 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.565 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.55 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.588 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.607 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.608 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Kuwait stood at 0.6079 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Kuwait peaked at 0.6079 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.12 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.

Kuwait ranks 15th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Pre- and post-production … Pre- square kilometre CO2eq in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1825 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.12 kt per square kilometre -34.2%
1992 0.1361 kt per square kilometre +13.4%
1993 0.1433 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1994 0.1654 kt per square kilometre +15.4%
1995 0.1757 kt per square kilometre +6.2%
1996 0.1851 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1997 0.1978 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
1998 0.2297 kt per square kilometre +16.1%
1999 0.2578 kt per square kilometre +12.2%
2000 0.2909 kt per square kilometre +12.8%
2001 0.3135 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
2002 0.3305 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
2003 0.3506 kt per square kilometre +6.1%
2004 0.3629 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
2005 0.3935 kt per square kilometre +8.4%
2006 0.4295 kt per square kilometre +9.2%
2007 0.4388 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2008 0.4638 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
2009 0.4807 kt per square kilometre +3.6%
2010 0.5079 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
2011 0.5002 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
2012 0.4838 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
2013 0.4964 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2014 0.5025 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2015 0.5165 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
2016 0.5273 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
2017 0.5504 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
2018 0.5587 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2019 0.5647 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
2020 0.5502 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
2021 0.5878 kt per square kilometre +6.8%
2022 0.6071 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
2023 0.6079 kt per square kilometre +0.1%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.6079 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1023 kt per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.6079 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0665 kt per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pre- and post-production … Pre- square kilometre CO2eq 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 -34.2% 0.1825 kt per square kilometre 0.12 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1793 kt per square kilometre 0.12 kt per square kilometre 0.2578 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.3855 kt per square kilometre 0.2909 kt per square kilometre 0.4807 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.5208 kt per square kilometre 0.4838 kt per square kilometre 0.5647 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.5882 kt per square kilometre 0.5502 kt per square kilometre 0.6079 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 12 Palestine 0.8716 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 13 Mauritius 0.8356 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 14 Israel 0.7041 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.6061 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Bermuda 0.5587 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Lebanon 0.5445 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Kuwait?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Kuwait was 0.6079 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.6079 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.12 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Kuwait ranks 15th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
195 places, 6,423 data points, 1990–2023
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Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.