Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Kuwait is 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Kuwait peaked at 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +429.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 15.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 21.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 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 | +429.0% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 3 Bahrain 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 4 Qatar 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Korea 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 9 Netherlands 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Kuwait?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Kuwait was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Kuwait ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 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.