Djibouti vs Kuwait: Forest area
Djibouti
5,930 hectares
in 2025
Kuwait
6,300 hectares
in 2025
Djibouti rank
202nd
Kuwait rank
199th
Forest area over time
- Djibouti
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 6,300 hectares against 5,930 hectares in Djibouti, a difference of 370 hectares.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 202nd and Kuwait ranks 199th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,600 hectares | 4,143 hectares | 1,457 hectares | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 5,600 hectares | 5,170 hectares | 430 hectares | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 5,681 hectares | 5,922 hectares | 241 hectares | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 5,905 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 395 hectares | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Djibouti or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 6,300 hectares against 5,930 hectares in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Djibouti and Kuwait?
- 370 hectares, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kuwait?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Kuwait rank globally for forest area?
- Djibouti ranks 202nd and Kuwait ranks 199th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.