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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kuwait: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Kuwait is placed 184th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 26.25 (2024); Water Stress 3,851 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
184th
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kuwait on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
26.25
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Kuwait: 26.25. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.249 Yemen
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 5.074 · Saudi Arabia 20.38
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
3,851
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Kuwait: 3,851. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Western Asia
- 4.21 Georgia
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 67.81 · Saudi Arabia 974.17
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.02
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Kuwait: 0.02. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Western Asia
- 8.77 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 0 · Saudi Arabia 0.01
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Kuwait, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.514 Yemen
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 2.018
02Over time
Which way Kuwait is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
KuwaitWorld median
Kuwait fell from 28.13 in 2000 to 26.25 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Kuwait World median 2024 26.25 3.210 2023 25.45 3.145 2022 25.24 3.162 2021 20.15 3.087 2020 20.48 2.903 2019 23.56 3.273 2018 23.70 3.036 2017 24.07 3.049 2016 25.98 2.894 2015 24.34 2.846 2014 20.46 2.919 2013 23.68 2.779 2012 30.33 2.770 2011 27.82 2.748 2010 30.48 2.812 2009 31.78 2.799 2008 31.85 2.979 2007 30.82 2.593 2006 32.23 2.865 2005 33.36 2.885 2004 30.53 2.802 2003 29.62 2.918 2002 29.18 2.785 2001 29.44 2.726 2000 28.13 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
KuwaitWorld median
Kuwait rose from 1,929 in 2000 to 3,851 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Kuwait World median 2023 3,851 10.000 2022 3,851 10.190 2021 3,851 10.460 2020 3,851 10.460 2019 3,851 10.890 2018 3,851 10.460 2017 3,851 10.460 2016 3,575 10.460 2015 3,399 10.190 2014 0 10.460 2013 0 10.460 2012 0 10.460 2011 0 10.460 2010 0 10.710 2009 0 10.960 2008 0 10.815 2007 0 11.180 2006 0 10.430 2005 0 10.250 2004 0 10.715 2003 1,038 10.370 2002 2,075 10.180 2001 2,061 10.130 2000 1,929 10.070 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
KuwaitWorld median
Kuwait rose from 0.01 in 2015 to 0.02 in 2024; the world median went from 0.54 to 0.725.
Every year’s figures
Year Kuwait World median 2024 0.02 0.725 2023 0.02 0.780 2022 0.02 0.740 2021 0.02 0.710 2020 0.02 0.665 2019 0.02 0.550 2018 0.01 0.490 2017 0.01 0.630 2016 0.01 0.545 2015 0.01 0.540 2014 — 0.470 2013 — 0.440 2012 — 0.480 2011 — 0.460 2010 — 0.330 2009 — 0.335 2008 — 0.290 2007 — 0.370 2006 — 0.305 2005 — 0.345
03In context
Kuwait beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Kuwait and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iraq | =168th | 5.074 | 67.81 | 0 | 2.018 |
| Kuwait | 184th | 26.25 | 3,851 | 0.02 | — |
 Saudi Arabia | 185th | 20.38 | 974.17 | 0.01 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Kuwait in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kuwait is ahead of the world, and behind
42 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median8
Statistics on which Kuwait does better than the middle country measured.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1105.5716.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Kuwait: 105.57 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 00.340▼ Worsened since 2015
Kuwait: 0.34 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.821.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Kuwait: 0.82 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 153rd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 53.35No earlier reading
Kuwait: 3.3 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 128th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.172.424.17No real change since 2015
Kuwait: 2.42 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 141st of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.865.863.8No earlier reading
Kuwait: 65.8 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 41st of 99 by World Energy Council.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4449.1547.44No real change since 2014
Kuwait: 49.15 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 82nd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.4350.45▼ Worsened since 2014
Kuwait: 0.435 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 86th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Kuwait does worse than the middle country measured.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2792.2385.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Kuwait: 2.238 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.673.14No real change since 2015
Kuwait: 2.67 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 140th of 186 · derived.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75635.27433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Kuwait: 635.27 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 30th of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.5310.678No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 0.531 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 129th of 156 · derived.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.322.23837.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Kuwait: 2.238 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 149th of 162 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.062.23832.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Kuwait: 2.238 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 149th of 162 · derived.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9662.1870.966No earlier reading
Kuwait: 2.187 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 17th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.181.3118.18No real change since 2015
Kuwait: 1.31 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4548.214.45No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 48.2 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 7th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7389.6692.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Kuwait: 9.669 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.66351.663No earlier reading
Kuwait: 5 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52802,528No real change since 2012
Kuwait: 0 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 181st of 181 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Kuwait: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.362,00987.36Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 2,009 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 2nd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63583.537.63No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 583.5 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5354.890.535No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 4.89 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 7th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.691,349325.69No real change since 2015
Kuwait: 1,349 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.9521.474Moved since 2015
Kuwait: 1.952 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.7933.3912.79Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 33.39 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9544.7572.954Moved since 1990
Kuwait: 4.757 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8362.5457.83Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 62.54 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1462.2762.14Moved since 2012
Kuwait: 62.27 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 86th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.1020.144Moved since 2014
Kuwait: 0.102 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10010100No earlier reading
Kuwait: 10 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6351,5008,635Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 1,500 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 142nd of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3752,91252,375Moved since 2014
Kuwait: 2,912 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.2273.049Moved since 2014
Kuwait: 0.227 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2782,070689,278No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 2,070 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 158th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.968.41837.96No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 8.418 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 184th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824013,824No real change since 2015
Kuwait: 0 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,77503,775Moved since 2015
Kuwait: 0 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.080.35131.08No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 0.351 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 201st of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0020.109No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 0.002 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 201st of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,9270.5358,927No real change since 2015
Kuwait: 0.535 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
No current reading for Kuwait
Adjusted Net Savings (last 2019), Agricultural Irrigated Land, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) (last 2020) and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Kuwait’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Kuwait’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour12th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 47th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing49th of 2004/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience62nd of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 61st of 1842/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 76th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions76th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation87th of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 91st of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Security103rd of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 136th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge138th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy121st of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality178th of 1833/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability184th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Kuwait can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Palestine24th2/4 keysThis page
Kuwait184th3/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Kuwait on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kuwait rank on environment & sustainability?
Kuwait is placed 184th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress and Organic Agricultural Area). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Kuwait?
26.25 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Kuwait?
3,851 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Kuwait compare with Iraq on environment & sustainability?
Iraq is placed joint 168th of 186, and Kuwait 184th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Iraq 5.074, Kuwait 26.25; Water Stress: Iraq 67.81, Kuwait 3,851; Organic Agricultural Area: Iraq 0, Kuwait 0.02.
How have Kuwait’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 28.13 in 2000 to 26.25 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 1,929 in 2000 to 3,851 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0.01 in 2015 to 0.02 in 2024.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Kuwait?
No current reading is published for Kuwait on Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Ecological Footprint, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) and Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 42 statistics on this page come from 18 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kuwait’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kuwait (banner) — Jack Versloot, CC BY 2.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kuwait: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kuwait/environment