Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
65th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.26 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Kuwait is 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 2.26 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 65th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0151 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0215 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0309 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0407 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0281 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0348 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0332 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0417 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0665 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1079 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1469 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2245 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1595 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.223 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3408 1000 USD per square kilometre | +234.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3255 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3616 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3759 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1787 1000 USD per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1138 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3169 1000 USD per square kilometre | +178.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2715 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3921 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4205 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4419 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4206 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4295 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5923 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6793 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6588 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6936 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7283 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8415 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7632 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 1.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 2010 | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2011 | 1.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 1.53 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.68 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.86 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 1.77 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 0.913 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 0.983 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 2.26 1000 USD per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 2021 | 1.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 1.34 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3622 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +234.4% | 0.1019 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3408 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +178.6% | 0.1138 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3169 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0191 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0407 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0632 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1469 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2527 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1019 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3759 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3579 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1138 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5117 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7223 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4206 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.913 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.26 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 62 Panama 1.32 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 63 Ecuador 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Serbia 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Philippines 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Andorra 1.27 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Uruguay 1.26 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 1.29 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 65th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.