Long run air pollution in Kuwait
Kuwait: Long run air pollution was 376,852 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
376,852
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
47th
of 220 countries
All-time high
404,020
in 1989
All-time low
3.51
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Kuwait, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Kuwait stood at 376,852.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Kuwait peaked at 404,020 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.51, in 1750.
Kuwait ranks 47th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 3.51 | — |
| 1751 | 3.53 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 3.54 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 3.56 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 3.58 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 3.59 | +0.4% |
| 1756 | 3.61 | +0.4% |
| 1757 | 3.62 | +0.4% |
| 1758 | 3.64 | +0.4% |
| 1759 | 3.66 | +0.4% |
| 1760 | 3.67 | +0.4% |
| 1761 | 3.69 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 3.71 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 3.72 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 3.74 | +0.4% |
| 1765 | 3.76 | +0.4% |
| 1766 | 3.77 | +0.4% |
| 1767 | 3.79 | +0.4% |
| 1768 | 3.81 | +0.4% |
| 1769 | 3.82 | +0.4% |
| 1770 | 3.84 | +0.4% |
| 1771 | 3.86 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 3.87 | +0.4% |
| 1773 | 3.89 | +0.4% |
| 1774 | 3.91 | +0.4% |
| 1775 | 3.92 | +0.4% |
| 1776 | 3.94 | +0.4% |
| 1777 | 3.96 | +0.4% |
| 1778 | 3.98 | +0.4% |
| 1779 | 3.99 | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 4.01 | +0.4% |
| 1781 | 4.03 | +0.4% |
| 1782 | 4.05 | +0.4% |
| 1783 | 4.06 | +0.4% |
| 1784 | 4.08 | +0.4% |
| 1785 | 4.1 | +0.4% |
| 1786 | 4.12 | +0.4% |
| 1787 | 4.14 | +0.4% |
| 1788 | 4.15 | +0.4% |
| 1789 | 4.17 | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 4.19 | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 4.21 | +0.4% |
| 1792 | 4.23 | +0.4% |
| 1793 | 4.24 | +0.4% |
| 1794 | 4.26 | +0.4% |
| 1795 | 4.28 | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 4.3 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 4.32 | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 4.34 | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 4.35 | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 4.37 | +0.4% |
| 1801 | 4.4 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 4.43 | +0.6% |
| 1803 | 4.46 | +0.6% |
| 1804 | 4.49 | +0.6% |
| 1805 | 4.51 | +0.6% |
| 1806 | 4.54 | +0.6% |
| 1807 | 4.57 | +0.6% |
| 1808 | 4.6 | +0.6% |
| 1809 | 4.63 | +0.6% |
| 1810 | 4.66 | +0.6% |
| 1811 | 4.69 | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 4.72 | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 4.75 | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 4.78 | +0.6% |
| 1815 | 4.81 | +0.6% |
| 1816 | 4.84 | +0.6% |
| 1817 | 4.87 | +0.6% |
| 1818 | 4.91 | +0.6% |
| 1819 | 4.94 | +0.6% |
| 1820 | 4.97 | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 5 | +0.6% |
| 1822 | 5.03 | +0.6% |
| 1823 | 5.06 | +0.6% |
| 1824 | 5.1 | +0.6% |
| 1825 | 5.13 | +0.6% |
| 1826 | 5.16 | +0.6% |
| 1827 | 5.19 | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 5.23 | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 5.26 | +0.6% |
| 1830 | 5.29 | +0.6% |
| 1831 | 5.33 | +0.6% |
| 1832 | 5.36 | +0.6% |
| 1833 | 5.39 | +0.6% |
| 1834 | 5.43 | +0.6% |
| 1835 | 5.46 | +0.6% |
| 1836 | 5.5 | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 5.53 | +0.6% |
| 1838 | 5.56 | +0.6% |
| 1839 | 5.6 | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 5.63 | +0.6% |
| 1841 | 5.67 | +0.6% |
| 1842 | 5.7 | +0.6% |
| 1843 | 5.74 | +0.6% |
| 1844 | 5.78 | +0.6% |
| 1845 | 5.81 | +0.6% |
| 1846 | 5.85 | +0.6% |
| 1847 | 5.88 | +0.6% |
| 1848 | 5.92 | +0.6% |
| 1849 | 5.95 | +0.6% |
| 1850 | 5.99 | +0.6% |
| 1851 | 6.03 | +0.6% |
| 1852 | 6.06 | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 6.1 | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 6.14 | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 6.18 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 6.21 | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 6.25 | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 6.29 | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 6.33 | +0.6% |
| 1860 | 6.36 | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 6.39 | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 6.43 | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 6.46 | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 6.49 | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 6.52 | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 6.55 | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 6.58 | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 6.61 | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 6.64 | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 6.68 | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 6.71 | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 6.74 | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 6.77 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 6.8 | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 6.83 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 6.86 | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 6.89 | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 6.92 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 6.96 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 6.99 | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 7.02 | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 7.05 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 7.08 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 7.11 | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 7.14 | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 7.17 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 7.2 | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 7.24 | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 7.28 | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 7.31 | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 7.35 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 7.39 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 7.42 | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 7.46 | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 7.5 | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 7.53 | +0.5% |
| 1897 | 7.57 | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 7.61 | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 7.64 | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 7.68 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 7.8 | +1.6% |
| 1902 | 7.92 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 8.02 | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 8.12 | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 8.22 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 8.31 | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 8.4 | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 8.48 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 8.56 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 8.62 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 8.74 | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 8.86 | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 8.96 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 9.07 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 9.16 | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 9.25 | +1.0% |
| 1917 | 9.34 | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 9.42 | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 9.49 | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 9.56 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 9.65 | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 9.75 | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 9.87 | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 9.95 | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 10.31 | +3.6% |
| 1926 | 10.56 | +2.4% |
| 1927 | 10.71 | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 10.82 | +1.0% |
| 1929 | 10.9 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 10.89 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 10.93 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 10.89 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 10.84 | -0.4% |
| 1934 | 10.79 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 10.73 | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 10.82 | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 10.89 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 10.93 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 10.94 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 11.09 | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 11.26 | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 11.38 | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 11.54 | +1.4% |
| 1944 | 11.73 | +1.6% |
| 1945 | 11.91 | +1.5% |
| 1946 | 2,671 | +22331.1% |
| 1947 | 5,373 | +101.2% |
| 1948 | 8,297 | +54.4% |
| 1949 | 11,360 | +36.9% |
| 1950 | 14,392 | +26.7% |
| 1951 | 17,675 | +22.8% |
| 1952 | 20,418 | +15.5% |
| 1953 | 33,486 | +64.0% |
| 1954 | 45,656 | +36.3% |
| 1955 | 57,671 | +26.3% |
| 1956 | 34,034 | -41.0% |
| 1957 | 65,845 | +93.5% |
| 1958 | 106,184 | +61.3% |
| 1959 | 107,051 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 102,192 | -4.5% |
| 1961 | 89,780 | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 80,742 | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 71,748 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 63,836 | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 55,948 | -12.4% |
| 1966 | 51,361 | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 44,942 | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 40,629 | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 35,753 | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 26,180 | -26.8% |
| 1971 | 262,984 | +904.5% |
| 1972 | 294,597 | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 294,879 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 271,377 | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 259,067 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 272,273 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 271,149 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 278,269 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 314,788 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 301,865 | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 283,587 | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 262,777 | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 265,137 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 236,993 | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 277,869 | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 282,632 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 289,968 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 345,132 | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 404,020 | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 113,143 | -72.0% |
| 1991 | 47,177 | -58.3% |
| 1992 | 143,124 | +203.4% |
| 1993 | 142,777 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 171,553 | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 174,167 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 167,453 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 180,497 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 197,104 | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 211,570 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 200,287 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 205,474 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 225,899 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 243,686 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 249,780 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 263,580 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 274,990 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 285,987 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 298,195 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 281,452 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 278,365 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 306,264 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 296,389 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 329,743 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 316,045 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 328,795 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 323,298 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 343,392 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 345,874 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 338,501 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 319,749 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 346,092 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 376,852 | +8.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 376,852 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 4.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 376,852 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 251,040, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +22331.1% | 11.91 | 2,671 |
| 1971 | +904.5% | 26,180 | 262,984 |
| 1992 | +203.4% | 47,177 | 143,124 |
| 1947 | +101.2% | 2,671 | 5,373 |
| 1957 | +93.5% | 34,034 | 65,845 |
| 1990 | -72.0% | 404,020 | 113,143 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3.58 | 3.51 | 3.66 | 10 |
| 1760s | 3.75 | 3.67 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 1770s | 3.92 | 3.84 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1780s | 4.09 | 4.01 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 1790s | 4.27 | 4.19 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 1800s | 4.5 | 4.37 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 1810s | 4.8 | 4.66 | 4.94 | 10 |
| 1820s | 5.11 | 4.97 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1830s | 5.45 | 5.29 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1840s | 5.79 | 5.63 | 5.95 | 10 |
| 1850s | 6.16 | 5.99 | 6.33 | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.5 | 6.36 | 6.64 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.82 | 6.68 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.13 | 6.99 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.48 | 7.31 | 7.64 | 10 |
| 1900s | 8.15 | 7.68 | 8.56 | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.09 | 8.62 | 9.49 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.21 | 9.56 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.86 | 10.73 | 10.94 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2,777 | 11.09 | 11,360 | 10 |
| 1950s | 50,241 | 14,392 | 107,051 | 10 |
| 1960s | 63,693 | 35,753 | 102,192 | 10 |
| 1970s | 254,556 | 26,180 | 314,788 | 10 |
| 1980s | 294,998 | 236,993 | 404,020 | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,857 | 47,177 | 211,570 | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,933 | 200,287 | 298,195 | 10 |
| 2010s | 320,667 | 278,365 | 345,874 | 10 |
| 2020s | 347,564 | 319,749 | 376,852 | 3 |
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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 long run air pollution in Kuwait?
- Long run air pollution in Kuwait was 376,852 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 404,020 in 1989.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.51 in 1750.
- How does Kuwait rank for long run air pollution?
- Kuwait ranks 47th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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