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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait

Kuwait: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0417 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0417
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
136th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0417
in 2024
All-time low
0.0115
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait, 1850–2024

0.010.020.030.04185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait is 0.0417, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait peaked at 0.0417 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0115, in 1949.

Kuwait ranks 136th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0154 —
1851 0.0154 -0.3%
1852 0.0153 -0.3%
1853 0.0153 -0.2%
1854 0.0153 -0.2%
1855 0.0152 -0.2%
1856 0.0152 -0.1%
1857 0.0152 -0.1%
1858 0.0152 +0.0%
1859 0.0152 +0.1%
1860 0.0152 +0.1%
1861 0.0153 +0.2%
1862 0.0153 +0.2%
1863 0.0153 +0.2%
1864 0.0154 +0.2%
1865 0.0154 +0.2%
1866 0.0154 +0.2%
1867 0.0155 +0.2%
1868 0.0155 +0.2%
1869 0.0155 +0.2%
1870 0.0156 +0.2%
1871 0.0155 -0.2%
1872 0.0154 -0.9%
1873 0.0152 -1.3%
1874 0.0149 -1.5%
1875 0.0147 -1.6%
1876 0.0145 -1.5%
1877 0.0143 -1.3%
1878 0.0142 -1.0%
1879 0.0141 -0.7%
1880 0.014 -0.3%
1881 0.014 -0.1%
1882 0.014 -0.1%
1883 0.014 -0.0%
1884 0.014 +0.0%
1885 0.014 +0.0%
1886 0.014 +0.0%
1887 0.014 +0.0%
1888 0.014 +0.0%
1889 0.014 +0.0%
1890 0.0137 -2.5%
1891 0.0136 -0.4%
1892 0.0135 -0.4%
1893 0.0135 -0.4%
1894 0.0134 -0.4%
1895 0.0134 -0.4%
1896 0.0133 -0.3%
1897 0.0133 -0.3%
1898 0.0133 -0.2%
1899 0.0133 -0.1%
1900 0.0133 +0.0%
1901 0.0133 +0.1%
1902 0.0133 +0.1%
1903 0.0133 +0.1%
1904 0.0133 +0.1%
1905 0.0133 +0.1%
1906 0.0133 +0.1%
1907 0.0134 +0.1%
1908 0.0134 +0.2%
1909 0.0134 +0.2%
1910 0.0134 +0.3%
1911 0.0134 +0.1%
1912 0.0134 -0.3%
1913 0.0133 -0.6%
1914 0.0132 -0.7%
1915 0.0131 -0.8%
1916 0.013 -0.9%
1917 0.0129 -0.8%
1918 0.0128 -0.7%
1919 0.0128 -0.5%
1920 0.0127 -0.2%
1921 0.0127 -0.1%
1922 0.0127 -0.0%
1923 0.0127 +0.0%
1924 0.0127 +0.1%
1925 0.0127 +0.1%
1926 0.0128 +0.2%
1927 0.0128 +0.3%
1928 0.0129 +0.4%
1929 0.0129 +0.5%
1930 0.013 +0.6%
1931 0.0131 +0.8%
1932 0.0132 +1.0%
1933 0.0134 +1.2%
1934 0.0136 +1.4%
1935 0.0138 +1.4%
1936 0.0139 +1.4%
1937 0.0141 +1.4%
1938 0.0143 +1.3%
1939 0.0145 +1.1%
1940 0.0146 +0.9%
1941 0.0145 -0.6%
1942 0.0141 -2.7%
1943 0.0136 -3.9%
1944 0.013 -4.2%
1945 0.0125 -3.9%
1946 0.0121 -3.4%
1947 0.0118 -2.6%
1948 0.0116 -1.8%
1949 0.0115 -0.8%
1950 0.0115 +0.2%
1951 0.0116 +0.7%
1952 0.0116 +0.5%
1953 0.0117 +0.3%
1954 0.0117 +0.2%
1955 0.0117 +0.1%
1956 0.0117 -0.0%
1957 0.0117 -0.0%
1958 0.0117 -0.1%
1959 0.0117 -0.1%
1960 0.0117 -0.0%
1961 0.0116 -0.4%
1962 0.0117 +0.2%
1963 0.0119 +1.8%
1964 0.0121 +2.1%
1965 0.0124 +2.0%
1966 0.0126 +2.0%
1967 0.013 +3.2%
1968 0.0135 +3.6%
1969 0.0141 +4.5%
1970 0.0154 +9.2%
1971 0.0164 +6.3%
1972 0.0166 +1.2%
1973 0.015 -9.4%
1974 0.0134 -10.4%
1975 0.0126 -6.5%
1976 0.0126 -0.0%
1977 0.0129 +2.5%
1978 0.0149 +15.9%
1979 0.0166 +11.3%
1980 0.0188 +13.2%
1981 0.0209 +11.2%
1982 0.023 +10.2%
1983 0.0238 +3.4%
1984 0.0228 -3.9%
1985 0.0269 +17.7%
1986 0.0273 +1.5%
1987 0.0288 +5.5%
1988 0.0314 +9.0%
1989 0.0345 +10.0%
1990 0.0194 -43.8%
1991 0.0143 -26.3%
1992 0.0168 +17.7%
1993 0.0189 +12.1%
1994 0.0214 +13.5%
1995 0.0222 +3.7%
1996 0.0238 +7.4%
1997 0.0264 +10.7%
1998 0.029 +9.9%
1999 0.0314 +8.5%
2000 0.0288 -8.5%
2001 0.029 +0.8%
2002 0.0311 +7.3%
2003 0.0318 +2.3%
2004 0.0311 -2.4%
2005 0.033 +6.2%
2006 0.0344 +4.3%
2007 0.033 -4.0%
2008 0.0366 +10.8%
2009 0.0374 +2.2%
2010 0.0363 -2.9%
2011 0.036 -1.0%
2012 0.0367 +2.2%
2013 0.039 +6.2%
2014 0.0382 -2.2%
2015 0.0392 +2.8%
2016 0.0396 +1.1%
2017 0.0393 -0.8%
2018 0.0399 +1.4%
2019 0.0402 +0.8%
2020 0.0381 -5.4%
2021 0.0413 +8.6%
2022 0.0411 -0.5%
2023 0.041 -0.2%
2024 0.0417 +1.7%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.0417 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 48% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.0417 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1018, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 -43.8% 0.0345 0.0194
1991 -26.3% 0.0194 0.0143

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0153 0.0152 0.0154 10
1860s 0.0154 0.0152 0.0155 10
1870s 0.0148 0.0141 0.0156 10
1880s 0.014 0.014 0.014 10
1890s 0.0134 0.0133 0.0137 10
1900s 0.0133 0.0133 0.0134 10
1910s 0.0131 0.0128 0.0134 10
1920s 0.0128 0.0127 0.0129 10
1930s 0.0137 0.013 0.0145 10
1940s 0.0129 0.0115 0.0146 10
1950s 0.0117 0.0115 0.0117 10
1960s 0.0125 0.0116 0.0141 10
1970s 0.0146 0.0126 0.0166 10
1980s 0.0258 0.0188 0.0345 10
1990s 0.0224 0.0143 0.0314 10
2000s 0.0326 0.0288 0.0374 10
2010s 0.0385 0.036 0.0402 10
2020s 0.0407 0.0381 0.0417 5

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  3. 135 Panama 0.044 compare
  4. 137 Moldova 0.0346 compare
  5. 138 El Salvador 0.0314 compare
  6. 139 Qatar 0.0311 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Kuwait was 0.0417 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.0417 in 2024.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 in 1949.
How does Kuwait rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Kuwait ranks 136th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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