15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Kuwait
Kuwait: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 0.35 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Kuwait is 0.35 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Kuwait peaked at 0.35 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.19 %, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 205th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.19 % | 0.19 % | 0.19 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.28 % | 0.28 % | 0.28 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.32 % | 0.3 % | 0.34 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.35 % | 0.35 % | 0.35 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 56.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -39.71 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -20.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Kuwait?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Kuwait was 0.35 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 % in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Kuwait ranks 205th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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