Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kuwait
Kuwait: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 6,300 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kuwait is 6,300 hectares, 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kuwait peaked at 6,300 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,450 hectares, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 150th of 185 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 | 4,143 hectares | 3,450 hectares | 4,836 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,170 hectares | 4,990 hectares | 5,350 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,922 hectares | 5,390 hectares | 6,258 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 6,300 hectares | 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kuwait?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kuwait was 6,300 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6,300 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,450 hectares in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Kuwait ranks 150th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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