Waste — Emissions Share in Kuwait
Kuwait: Waste — Emissions Share was 27.18 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Kuwait stood at 27.18 %.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Kuwait peaked at 59.54 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.18 %, in 1997.
Kuwait ranks 85th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.51 % | 12.18 % | 59.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.12 % | 14.17 % | 20.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.66 % | 20.3 % | 25.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.06 % | 26.12 % | 27.78 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Kuwait?
- Waste — emissions share in Kuwait was 27.18 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 59.54 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.18 % in 1997.
- How does Kuwait rank for waste — emissions share?
- Kuwait ranks 85th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.