Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 20.39 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait stood at 20.39 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait peaked at 32.85 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.81 kg/ha, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.52 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9.36 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 9.15 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 8.92 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 9.89 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 9.18 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 9.53 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 9.02 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 8.85 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 8.56 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 6.81 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1972 | 8.07 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 11.86 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1974 | 12.6 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 10.16 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1976 | 9.59 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 8.61 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 8.26 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 8.46 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 8.65 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 9.51 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 8.07 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 8.1 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.95 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 12.43 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 11.06 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 11.75 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 12.65 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 10.25 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 9.7 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 8.52 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 15.04 kg/ha | +76.5% |
| 1993 | 11.48 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1994 | 12.51 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 13.65 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 15.19 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 15.11 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.84 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 16.71 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 18.59 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 19.32 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 19.63 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 22.4 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 18.74 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 18.25 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 20.89 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 22.32 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 20.53 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 23.4 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 23.23 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 25.78 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 32.85 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 16.09 kg/ha | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 14.47 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 13.85 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 16.54 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 22.33 kg/ha | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 19.17 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 19.85 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.07 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 20.39 kg/ha | -3.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 20.39 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.03 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 20.39 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.39 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 | +76.5% | 8.52 kg/ha | 15.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.16 kg/ha | 8.52 kg/ha | 9.89 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.3 kg/ha | 6.81 kg/ha | 12.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.24 kg/ha | 8.07 kg/ha | 12.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.38 kg/ha | 8.52 kg/ha | 16.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.05 kg/ha | 18.25 kg/ha | 22.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.05 kg/ha | 13.85 kg/ha | 32.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.12 kg/ha | 19.17 kg/ha | 21.07 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait was 20.39 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 32.85 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.81 kg/ha in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Kuwait ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).