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
Latest (2025)
6,300 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 185 countries
All-time high
6,300 hectares
in 2020
All-time low
3,450 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,450 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 3,604 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 3,758 hectares | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,912 hectares | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4,066 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 4,220 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 4,374 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 4,528 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 4,682 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4,836 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 4,990 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5,030 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5,070 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5,110 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5,150 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,190 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5,230 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,270 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5,310 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 5,350 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5,390 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 5,530 hectares | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5,670 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 5,810 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,950 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6,090 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,132 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,174 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 6,216 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,258 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6,300 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6,300 hectares | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 6,300 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 6,300 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,555 hectares, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).