Forest area as share of land area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Forest area as share of land area was 0.3535 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3535
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
205th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.3535
in 2020
All-time low
0.1936
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Kuwait is 0.3535, 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, forest area as share of land area in Kuwait peaked at 0.3535 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1936, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2325 | 0.1936 | 0.2714 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2901 | 0.28 | 0.3002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3323 | 0.3025 | 0.3512 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3535 | 0.3535 | 0.3535 | 6 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 173.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 35.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2602 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 38.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0749 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0609 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 11.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Kuwait?
- Forest area as share of land area in Kuwait was 0.3535 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3535 in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1936 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Kuwait ranks 205th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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