Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kuwait

Kuwait: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 3.84 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
3.84 billion current US$
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
43rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
3.84 billion current US$
in 2021
All-time low
100.17 million current US$
in 1991
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kuwait, 1990–2021

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1990200520211990: 353.0M current US$1991: 100.2M current US$1992: 308.8M current US$1993: 431.0M current US$1994: 537.0M current US$1995: 554.2M current US$1996: 567.1M current US$1997: 617.5M current US$1998: 721.2M current US$1999: 811.9M current US$2000: 925.1M current US$2001: 1.0B current US$2002: 1.1B current US$2003: 1.2B current US$2004: 1.4B current US$2005: 1.6B current US$2006: 1.8B current US$2007: 1.8B current US$2008: 2.0B current US$2009: 2.1B current US$2010: 2.3B current US$2011: 2.5B current US$2012: 2.7B current US$2013: 2.8B current US$2014: 2.9B current US$2015: 3.1B current US$2016: 3.3B current US$2017: 3.4B current US$2018: 3.6B current US$2019: 3.8B current US$2020: 3.6B current US$2021: 3.8B current US$

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 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 40 Qatar 4.09 billion current US$ compare
  2. 41 Belgium 4.02 billion current US$ compare
  3. 42 Czechia 3.93 billion current US$ compare
  4. 44 Colombia 3.68 billion current US$ compare
  5. 45 Oman 3.52 billion current US$ compare
  6. 46 Turkmenistan 3.40 billion current US$ compare

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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 209 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

Indicator
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,864 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

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.