Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Kuwait, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Kuwait stood at 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Kuwait peaked at 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -46.7% | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +40.0% | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0084 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0081 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 4 Macao 0.0535 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 5 Hong Kong 0.0378 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 6 Qatar 0.0136 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 8 Malta 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 9 South Korea 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 10 Maldives 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Kuwait?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Kuwait was 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- Kuwait ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.