Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 66.4% in 2022. β Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kuwait, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kuwait stood at 66.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 345.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kuwait peaked at 66.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -27.1%, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 28th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -14.3% | -18.2% | -10.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | -27.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 66.1% | 66.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 25 Micronesia (Federated States of) 103.6% compare
- 26 RΓ©union 77.4% compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 68.2% compare
- 29 Eritrea 64.3% compare
- 30 Somalia 58.4% compare
- 31 Cayman Islands 53.3% compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Standard Deviation 0.516 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,275 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,317 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 26,355 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 69,208 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 72,512 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 76,723 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kuwait?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kuwait was 66.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.1% in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Kuwait ranks 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 345.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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