How does Kuwait rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?

Kuwait ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Kuwait

Name: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Kuwait
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Kuwait: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per was 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

4th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1972

All-time low

0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1991

Years of data

1970–2023

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Kuwait, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Kuwait peaked at 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1991.

Kuwait ranks 4th 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.

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.5%
1972	0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.8%
1973	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.6%
1974	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-14.7%
1975	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-16.8%
1976	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.7%
1977	0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.3%
1978	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.5%
1979	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+18.3%
1980	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-30.5%
1981	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-28.6%
1982	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-22.5%
1983	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+24.5%
1984	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.3%
1985	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-7.4%
1986	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+20.0%
1987	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.5%
1988	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.3%
1989	0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+17.1%
1990	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-36.6%
1991	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-61.8%
1992	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+171.9%
1993	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+60.5%
1994	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.0%
1995	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.9%
1996	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.4%
1997	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.0%
1998	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-10.7%
1999	0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.0%
2000	0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+12.6%
2001	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.8%
2002	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.1%
2003	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+22.5%
2004	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2005	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.4%
2006	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.3%
2007	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.8%
2008	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.3%
2009	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-10.1%
2010	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.1%
2011	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+11.1%
2012	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.4%
2013	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.4%
2014	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.8%
2015	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.1%
2016	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.4%
2017	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.8%
2018	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.1%
2019	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.9%
2020	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.0%
2021	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.4%
2022	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.1%
2023	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 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	+171.9%	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

1 Bahrain 0.0299 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
2 Singapore 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
3 Hong Kong 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
5 Qatar 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
6 Gibraltar 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
7 Macao 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Kuwait?: Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Kuwait was 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1972.
What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?: Kuwait ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Methane (CH4) 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.

Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Methane (CH4) 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)

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About this data

Indicator: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Methane (CH4) 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.