Forest land — Share in Land area in Kuwait

Kuwait: Forest land — Share in Land area was 0.35 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.35 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
223rd
of 231 countries
All-time high
0.35 %
in 2017
All-time low
0.19 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Kuwait, 1990–2024

00.10.20.31990200720241990: 0.19 %1991: 0.2 %1992: 0.21 %1993: 0.22 %1994: 0.23 %1995: 0.24 %1996: 0.25 %1997: 0.25 %1998: 0.26 %1999: 0.27 %2000: 0.28 %2001: 0.28 %2002: 0.28 %2003: 0.29 %2004: 0.29 %2005: 0.29 %2006: 0.29 %2007: 0.3 %2008: 0.3 %2009: 0.3 %2010: 0.3 %2011: 0.31 %2012: 0.32 %2013: 0.33 %2014: 0.33 %2015: 0.34 %2016: 0.34 %2017: 0.35 %2018: 0.35 %2019: 0.35 %2020: 0.35 %2021: 0.35 %2022: 0.35 %2023: 0.35 %2024: 0.35 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.35 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Kuwait peaked at 0.35 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.19 %, in 1990.

Kuwait ranks 223rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.232 % 0.19 % 0.27 % 10
2000s 0.29 % 0.28 % 0.3 % 10
2010s 0.332 % 0.3 % 0.35 % 10
2020s 0.35 % 0.35 % 0.35 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Kuwait?
Forest land — share in land area in Kuwait was 0.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.35 % in 2017.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.19 % in 1990.
How does Kuwait rank for forest land — share in land area?
Kuwait ranks 223rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.