Share global food emissions in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share global food emissions was 0.0947 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share global food emissions in Kuwait, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0947 for share global food emissions in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Kuwait peaked at 0.0986 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0314, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 106th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0395 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0314 | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 0.053 | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0602 | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.058 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0605 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0601 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0569 | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.059 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0625 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0643 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0623 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0677 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0676 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0726 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0755 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0777 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0808 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0812 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0822 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0891 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.092 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0986 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0974 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0947 | -2.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0947 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0947 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0916, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +38.9% | 0.0314 | 0.0437 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0522 | 0.0314 | 0.0605 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0712 | 0.0623 | 0.0812 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0923 | 0.0822 | 0.0986 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 103 Central African Republic 0.0989 compare
- 104 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0984 compare
- 105 Benin 0.0965 compare
- 107 Namibia 0.0917 compare
- 108 Dominican Republic 0.0901 compare
- 109 Syria 0.0884 compare
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 share global food emissions in Kuwait?
- Share global food emissions in Kuwait was 0.0947 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0986 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0314 in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for share global food emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 106th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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