Recovered paper — Import value in Kuwait
Kuwait: Recovered paper — Import value was 2 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Import value in Kuwait, 1983–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2 1000 USD for recovered paper — import value in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 97.2% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — import value in Kuwait peaked at 3,000 1000 USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 USD, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Import value in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 45 1000 USD | — |
| 1984 | 41 1000 USD | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 41 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 1000 USD | -61.0% |
| 1987 | 27 1000 USD | +68.8% |
| 1988 | 64 1000 USD | +137.0% |
| 1989 | 1,531 1000 USD | +2292.2% |
| 1990 | 10 1000 USD | -99.3% |
| 1991 | 10 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 289 1000 USD | +2790.0% |
| 1993 | 155 1000 USD | -46.4% |
| 1994 | 123 1000 USD | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 145 1000 USD | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 198 1000 USD | +36.6% |
| 1997 | 198 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 198 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,062 1000 USD | +436.4% |
| 2000 | 1,062 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 904 1000 USD | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 904 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 904 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 240 1000 USD | -73.5% |
| 2005 | 240 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 240 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 240 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 455 1000 USD | +89.6% |
| 2009 | 313 1000 USD | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 92 1000 USD | -70.6% |
| 2011 | 179 1000 USD | +94.6% |
| 2012 | 60 1000 USD | -66.5% |
| 2013 | 311 1000 USD | +418.3% |
| 2014 | 622 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 292 1000 USD | -53.1% |
| 2016 | 318 1000 USD | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 3,000 1000 USD | +843.4% |
| 2018 | 3,000 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 316 1000 USD | -89.5% |
| 2020 | 39 1000 USD | -87.7% |
| 2021 | 83 1000 USD | +112.8% |
| 2022 | 243 1000 USD | +192.8% |
| 2023 | 71 1000 USD | -70.8% |
| 2024 | 2 1000 USD | -97.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,286 1000 USD, 0% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2 1000 USD is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 244 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Import value 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 | +2790.0% | 10 1000 USD | 289 1000 USD |
| 1989 | +2292.2% | 64 1000 USD | 1,531 1000 USD |
| 2017 | +843.4% | 318 1000 USD | 3,000 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 252.14 1000 USD | 16 1000 USD | 1,531 1000 USD | 7 |
| 1990s | 238.8 1000 USD | 10 1000 USD | 1,062 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 550.2 1000 USD | 240 1000 USD | 1,062 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 819 1000 USD | 60 1000 USD | 3,000 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6 1000 USD | 2 1000 USD | 243 1000 USD | 5 |
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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 recovered paper — import value in Kuwait?
- Recovered paper — import value in Kuwait was 2 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest recovered paper — import value recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 1000 USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — import value recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 USD in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for recovered paper — import value?
- Kuwait ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — import value rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. 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 Recovered paper — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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