Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 8.42 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Kuwait, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Kuwait stood at 8.42 %.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Kuwait peaked at 8.62 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.58 %, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 208th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.58 % | 7.58 % | 7.58 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.58 % | 7.58 % | 7.58 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.72 % | 7.58 % | 7.91 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 % | 7.91 % | 8.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.44 % | 8.31 % | 8.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 % | 8.38 % | 8.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.42 % | 8.42 % | 8.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 205 Palau 9.35 % compare
- 206 Libya 8.72 % compare
- 207 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.7 % compare
- 209 United States Virgin Islands 8.28 % compare
- 210 Belize 8.15 % compare
- 211 French Polynesia 8.14 % compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 18 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.63 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 136 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Kuwait?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Kuwait was 8.42 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 8.62 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.58 % in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Kuwait ranks 208th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.