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Kuwait rankings 2026: where Kuwait places in 142 global Top 10s

Kuwait is #1 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person, #1 in 4 rankings and inside the top 10 of 47 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Kuwait appears in 142 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Kuwait is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person, where it is measured at 0.69 kg per person per day (Plastic waste per person) as of 2026-11-02. Kuwait holds the #1 spot in 4 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 47 rankings.

Where Kuwait is number one

These are the rankings Kuwait currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Kuwait is inside the top 10 of 43 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 31 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Kuwait by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Kuwait holds 46 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.69 kg per person per day), #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals (3,850.5 % of internal resources), #2 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (18.0k kWh per person) and #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (14.68 tonnes per person). 42 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Kuwait holds 33 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol (98.63 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed sanitation (100 %), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city (84.02 %) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone (99.9 %). 29 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Kuwait holds 32 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP (29.15 % of GDP), #5 of 50 in Countries by net primary income (36.4k BoP, current US$ million), #8 of 50 in Countries by portfolio Investment, net (37.66 BoP, current US$ bn) and #9 of 50 in Countries by personal remittances, paid (16.7k current US$ million). 28 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Kuwait holds 13 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare (2,487.5 kg per hectare of arable land), #2 of 50 in Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare (180 kilograms per hectare), #2 of 50 in Countries using the most phosphate fertilizer per hectare of cropland (185 kg per hectare) and #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest barley yields (7.48 tonnes per hectare). 9 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Kuwait holds 12 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using safely managed drinking water (100 %), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using basic sanitation (100 % of population), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (99 % of new cases) and #22 of 50 in Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff (99.9 % of total). 8 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Kuwait holds 3 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using the internet (100 %), #2 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (share of population) (100 % of population) and #20 of 50 in Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people (167.68 per 100 people).

Education and science

In education and science, Kuwait holds 2 positions: #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (6.44 % of GDP) and #39 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (96.46 %).

Travel

In travel, Kuwait holds 1 position: #49 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (9.5 million).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Kuwait moved in 132 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Kuwait ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Kuwait's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport (17.04 million tonnes), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest beef yield per animal (261 kilograms per animal) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest GDP per person employed (82.0k international dollars). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Kuwait

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Kuwait's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Kuwait

What is Kuwait's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person, with 0.69 kg per person per day (Plastic waste per person) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Kuwait?

142 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 4 rankings where it is #1.

Is Kuwait in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 47 rankings, including #1 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person, #1 in Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare and #1 in Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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