Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Kuwait

Kuwait: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
12,302 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
15th
of 178 countries
All-time high
16,987 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
1,891 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
28
1990–2020

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per in Kuwait, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200520201990: 2.8k current US$ per square kilometre1991: 1.9k current US$ per square kilometre1992: 1.9k current US$ per square kilometre1993: 2.0k current US$ per square kilometre1994: 2.2k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 2.6k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 3.3k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 3.8k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 3.0k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 4.0k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 4.8k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 4.0k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 4.6k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 4.8k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 5.7k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 7.8k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 9.8k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 16.2k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 15.6k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 17.0k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 16.9k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 16.1k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 12.0k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 11.1k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 13.2k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 14.9k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 14.9k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 12.3k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2020, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Kuwait stood at 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Kuwait peaked at 16,987 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,891 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1992.

That places Kuwait 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1990 to 2020.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 2,766 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 1,948 current US$ per square kilometre -29.6%
1992 1,891 current US$ per square kilometre -2.9%
1993 1,972 current US$ per square kilometre +4.3%
1994 2,230 current US$ per square kilometre +13.1%
1995 2,617 current US$ per square kilometre +17.4%
1996 3,328 current US$ per square kilometre +27.1%
1997 3,758 current US$ per square kilometre +12.9%
1998 3,036 current US$ per square kilometre -19.2%
1999 4,042 current US$ per square kilometre +33.1%
2000 4,815 current US$ per square kilometre +19.1%
2001 3,984 current US$ per square kilometre -17.3%
2002 4,557 current US$ per square kilometre +14.4%
2003 4,774 current US$ per square kilometre +4.8%
2004 5,702 current US$ per square kilometre +19.4%
2005 7,765 current US$ per square kilometre +36.2%
2006 9,801 current US$ per square kilometre +26.2%
2008 16,229 current US$ per square kilometre +65.6%
2011 15,584 current US$ per square kilometre -4.0%
2012 16,987 current US$ per square kilometre +9.0%
2013 16,913 current US$ per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 16,094 current US$ per square kilometre -4.8%
2015 12,011 current US$ per square kilometre -25.4%
2016 11,079 current US$ per square kilometre -7.8%
2017 13,244 current US$ per square kilometre +19.5%
2018 14,899 current US$ per square kilometre +12.5%
2019 14,877 current US$ per square kilometre -0.1%
2020 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre -17.3%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,253 current US$ per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,189 current US$ per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,759 current US$ per square kilometre 1,891 current US$ per square kilometre 4,042 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 7,203 current US$ per square kilometre 3,984 current US$ per square kilometre 16,229 current US$ per square kilometre 8
2010s 14,632 current US$ per square kilometre 11,079 current US$ per square kilometre 16,987 current US$ per square kilometre 9
2020s 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 12 Netherlands 15,294 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 13 Haiti 14,071 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 14 India 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 Lebanon 11,490 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Japan 10,438 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Pakistan 10,362 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Kuwait?
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Kuwait was 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 16,987 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 1,891 current US$ per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Kuwait rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
Kuwait ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) 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.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 5,405 data points, 1990–2021
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) 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.