Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 242.9% in 2024. β Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Kuwait, 1991β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 242.9% for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Kuwait peaked at 242.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -9.3%, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 31st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | -9.3% | 56.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 119.6% | 77.2% | 149.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.9% | 150.6% | 197.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 215.4% | 184.9% | 242.9% | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 56.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -8.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -39.71 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -20.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Kuwait?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Kuwait was 242.9% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 242.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.3% in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Kuwait ranks 31st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Change Land Use and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) to combine different GHGs. Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.