Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 0.3% in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3%
World rank
204th
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kuwait, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kuwait stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kuwait peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 204th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 56.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -8.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -39.71 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -20.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kuwait?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Kuwait was 0.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Kuwait ranks 204th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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