Djibouti vs Kuwait: Arable land use per person
Djibouti
0.0026 hectares per person
in 2023
Kuwait
0.0016 hectares per person
in 2023
Djibouti rank
199th
Kuwait rank
201st
Arable land use per person over time
- Djibouti
- Kuwait
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 0.0026 hectares per person against 0.0016 hectares per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 199th and Kuwait ranks 201st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0092 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | 0.0072 hectares per person | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 0.005 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | 0.0041 hectares per person | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 0.0025 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0031 hectares per person | 0.0015 hectares per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0014 hectares per person | 0.005 hectares per person | 0.0037 hectares per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0019 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0027 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Djibouti or Kuwait?
- Djibouti, at 0.0026 hectares per person against 0.0016 hectares per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Djibouti and Kuwait?
- 0.001 hectares per person, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kuwait?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Kuwait rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Djibouti ranks 199th and Kuwait ranks 201st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.