Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Kuwait
Kuwait: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 11.51 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Kuwait, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Kuwait is 11.51 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Kuwait peaked at 23.15 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11.47 1000 ha, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 184th of 224 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23.15 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 23.15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.68 1000 ha | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 20.25 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 20.06 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 19.42 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 11.56 1000 ha | -40.5% |
| 2000 | 11.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.54 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.53 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.47 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.47 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.47 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.47 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.52 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.52 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.51 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 11.51 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.7 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 11.51 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.9 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.18 1000 ha | 11.56 1000 ha | 23.15 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.55 1000 ha | 11.53 1000 ha | 11.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 1000 ha | 11.47 1000 ha | 11.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.52 1000 ha | 11.51 1000 ha | 11.52 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 181 United States Virgin Islands 11.98 1000 ha compare
- 182 Northern Mariana Islands 11.9 1000 ha compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 11.65 1000 ha compare
- 185 British Virgin Islands 11.01 1000 ha compare
- 186 Sao Tome and Principe 10.76 1000 ha compare
- 187 Cayman Islands 9.31 1000 ha compare
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 inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Kuwait?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Kuwait was 11.51 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 23.15 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.47 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- Kuwait ranks 184th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.