Forest rents in Kuwait
Kuwait: Forest rents was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Forest rents in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Kuwait is 0.0%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Kuwait peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 178th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest rents in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -36.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -47.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +42.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +27.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +193.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -61.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +260.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +46.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +89.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -67.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -49.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -52.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +89.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +71.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -55.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 5% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest rents in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +260.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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 rents in Kuwait?
- Forest rents in Kuwait was 0.0% in 2020, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for forest rents?
- Kuwait ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.