Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 2,412 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Kuwait is 2,412 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Kuwait peaked at 4,250 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50 t, in 1966.
That places Kuwait 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 t | — |
| 1962 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50 t | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 130 t | +160.0% |
| 1980 | 120 t | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 250 t | +108.3% |
| 1982 | 500 t | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 700 t | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 403.5 t | -42.4% |
| 1987 | 314 t | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 787.5 t | +150.8% |
| 1989 | 500 t | -36.5% |
| 1990 | 300 t | -40.0% |
| 1991 | 350 t | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 800 t | +128.6% |
| 1993 | 1,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1,200 t | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 1,100 t | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 664.5 t | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 1,723 t | +159.3% |
| 2002 | 1,000 t | -42.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,500 t | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 2,600 t | +73.3% |
| 2014 | 2,500 t | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 4,250 t | +70.0% |
| 2016 | 3,950 t | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 3,750 t | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 2,150 t | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 1,780 t | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 2,540 t | +42.7% |
| 2021 | 2,990 t | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 2,483 t | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 2,412 t | -2.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2,412 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 64,534 t, 4% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2,412 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20,924 t, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +160.0% | 50 t | 130 t |
| 2001 | +159.3% | 664.5 t | 1,723 t |
| 1988 | +150.8% | 314 t | 787.5 t |
| 1992 | +128.6% | 350 t | 800 t |
| 1981 | +108.3% | 120 t | 250 t |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 250 t | 500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.78 t | 50 t | 100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 58 t | 50 t | 130 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 457.5 t | 120 t | 787.5 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 975 t | 300 t | 2,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,039 t | 664.5 t | 1,723 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,448 t | 1,000 t | 4,250 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,606 t | 2,412 t | 2,990 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 141 Liberia 2,919 t compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 2,690 t compare
- 143 Sierra Leone 2,478 t compare
- 145 Lesotho 2,152 t compare
- 146 Mauritania 1,918 t compare
- 147 Qatar 1,778 t 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)
- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Kuwait?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Kuwait was 2,412 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4,250 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 t in 1966.
- How does Kuwait rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Kuwait ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).