Reference Data in Kuwait

2,208 indicators covering reference data for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual -100 % change on previous year 2016 unchanged 163rd
Per capita daily gas consumption 0.5097 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2018 up 10.2% 7th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 45,267 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 14,213.9% 59th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 8.38 % change on previous year 2019 up 311.2% 91st
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 60 % change on previous year 2019 up 520.0% 7th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate -12.38 % change on previous year 2020 down 172.0% 174th
Per capita daily oil consumption 0.1025 barrels per capita per day 2018 down 31.2% 5th
Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.7 2018 down 5.1% 12th
Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.7 2018 down 5.1% 12th
Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.2 2018 up 9.1% 62nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.6% 2015 up 1.9% 61st
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 2.22 billion 2025 up 6,207.9% 41st
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 2.29 billion 2025 up 189.6% 101st
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 68.68 % change on previous year 2019 up 1,121.6% 39th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate 50.4 % change on previous year 2019 up 185.8% 24th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 146th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 99th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 1,395 2023 up 62.9% 83rd
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 287.43 articles per million people 2023 up 17.7% 67th
Total Reserves 31,147 2016 up 145.3% 53rd
Rule of Law - Governance score 60.94 0-100 2024 up 6.5% 85th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.2308 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 1,364.2% 85th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 25.31 arrivals per 1,000 people 2023 down 71.1% 164th
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 44.28 0-100 2024 down 10.3% 139th
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 67.7% 139th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.21 years 2019 down 28.1% 126th
Political Stability - Governance score 70.92 0-100 2024 up 5.3% 89th
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.2939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 243.5% 89th
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 90 2019 up 280.0% 72nd
Control of Corruption - Governance score 52.27 0-100 2024 up 23.4% 81st
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.2183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 180.3% 81st
Elected parliament and government 0 2025 165th
Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 110th
Average annual surface temperature 26.74 °C 2025 down 0.5% 30th
Annual temperature anomalies 0.5258 °C 2025 down 19.9% 123rd
Political liberties 0 2025 80th
Political opposition 0 2025 down 100.0% 160th
Gas consumption per person 51,374 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 3.1% 7th
Oil consumption per person 52,966 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 22.9% 11th
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Urban area over the long-term 849.6 km² per grid cell 2025 up 21.1% 99th
Red List Index 0.89 index 2025 down 2.2% 81st
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 61.23 0-100 2024 up 13.7% 63rd
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate 0.4035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 720.2% 63rd
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 57.72 0-100 2024 up 6.7% 75th
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 132.7% 75th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 % change on previous year 2019 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 % change on previous year 2019 72nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 % change on previous year 2019 72nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual 0 % change on previous year 2019 69th
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 % change on previous year 2019 67th
Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,952 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 2.7% 15th
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Civil Liberties Score 23 2025 unchanged 135th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 100.0% 118th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 50.5% 156th
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 up 25.9% 149th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0006 units per square kilometre 2019 up 100.0% 118th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 50.5% 156th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 units per person 2019 up 25.9% 149th