Paper and paperboard — Production in Kuwait
Kuwait: Paper and paperboard — Production was 67,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Paper and paperboard — Production in Kuwait, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — production in Kuwait is 67,000 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — production in Kuwait peaked at 67,000 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36,000 t, in 1998.
Kuwait ranks 88th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Paper and paperboard — Production in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36,000 t | — |
| 1999 | 36,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48,500 t | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 57,500 t | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 57,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61,000 t | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 61,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66,000 t | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 67,000 t | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67,000 t | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 67,000 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 523,502 t, 13% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 67,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 67,000 t, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,000 t | 36,000 t | 36,000 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 60,150 t | 48,500 t | 67,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,000 t | 67,000 t | 67,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,000 t | 67,000 t | 67,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 paper and paperboard — production in Kuwait?
- Paper and paperboard — production in Kuwait was 67,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — production recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 67,000 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — production recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,000 t in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for paper and paperboard — production?
- Kuwait ranks 88th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — production rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Paper and paperboard — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en