Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) was 3.84 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kuwait, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kuwait is 3.84 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kuwait peaked at 3.84 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100.17 million current US$, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 43rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 352.99 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 100.17 million current US$ | -71.6% |
| 1992 | 308.78 million current US$ | +208.3% |
| 1993 | 431.04 million current US$ | +39.6% |
| 1994 | 536.98 million current US$ | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 554.16 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 567.13 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 617.54 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 721.23 million current US$ | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 811.93 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 925.11 million current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.12 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.22 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.37 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.63 billion current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 1.78 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.82 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.04 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 2.14 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.31 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 2.48 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 2.65 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.82 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.88 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.10 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 3.29 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 3.39 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.58 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.78 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.57 billion current US$ | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 3.84 billion current US$ | +7.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3.84 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 4.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3.84 billion current US$ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.70 billion current US$, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) 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 | +208.3% | 100.17 million current US$ | 308.78 million current US$ |
| 1991 | -71.6% | 352.99 million current US$ | 100.17 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 500.19 million current US$ | 100.17 million current US$ | 811.93 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 billion current US$ | 925.11 million current US$ | 2.14 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 billion current US$ | 2.31 billion current US$ | 3.78 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.70 billion current US$ | 3.57 billion current US$ | 3.84 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kuwait?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kuwait was 3.84 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.17 million current US$ in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Kuwait ranks 43rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.