Human caused air pollution exposure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Human caused air pollution exposure was 35.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.89
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
14th
of 240 countries
All-time high
40.43
in 2022
All-time low
26.79
in 2003
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Kuwait, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, human caused air pollution exposure in Kuwait stood at 35.89.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Kuwait peaked at 40.43 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.79, in 2003.
Kuwait ranks 14th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.69 | — |
| 1999 | 30.8 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 33.32 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 27.66 | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 30.73 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 26.79 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 26.91 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.76 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 30.81 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 30.48 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 33.25 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 36.32 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 36.01 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.96 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 36.04 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.94 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 36.36 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 34 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 30.65 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 36.82 | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 37.59 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.04 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 36.18 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 35.8 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.43 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 39.46 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 35.89 | -9.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 35.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.08, 4.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 35.89 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.47, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.75 | 28.69 | 30.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.4 | 26.79 | 36.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.14 | 30.65 | 37.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.55 | 35.8 | 40.43 | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.028 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.63 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Kuwait?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Kuwait was 35.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 40.43 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.79 in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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