Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kuwait, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kuwait peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0053 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kuwait?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kuwait was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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