Municipal waste recycled in Kuwait
Kuwait: Municipal waste recycled was 1.79 million tonnes in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste recycled in Kuwait, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.79 million tonnes for municipal waste recycled in 2021.
That represents a change of down 26.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste recycled in Kuwait peaked at 3.74 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,000 tonnes, in 2004.
That places Kuwait 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.50 million tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.02 million tonnes | 992,000 tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 173.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 35.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0749 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0609 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 11.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste recycled in Kuwait?
- Municipal waste recycled in Kuwait was 1.79 million tonnes in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal waste recycled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste recycled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for municipal waste recycled?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal waste recycled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal waste recycled (Tonnes)