Share of land covered by forest in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of land covered by forest was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by forest in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by forest in Kuwait is 0.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Kuwait peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 205th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.2%, 1% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6%, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 6 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Kuwait?
- Share of land covered by forest in Kuwait was 0.4% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Kuwait ranks 205th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.