Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Kuwait stood at 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Kuwait peaked at 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 7th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 12.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 21.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -51.1% | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 4 Bahrain 0.0484 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 5 Hong Kong 0.0325 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 6 Qatar 0.0112 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Korea 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 9 Maldives 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 10 Malta 0.0056 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Kuwait?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Kuwait was 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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.