Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Kuwait
Kuwait: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 59.42 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Kuwait, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Kuwait stood at 59.42 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Kuwait peaked at 59.42 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.05 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 140th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.05 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 39.33 Square kilometres | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 43.55 Square kilometres | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 51.98 Square kilometres | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 59.42 Square kilometres | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.05 Square kilometres | 33.05 Square kilometres | 33.05 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.44 Square kilometres | 39.33 Square kilometres | 43.55 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.7 Square kilometres | 51.98 Square kilometres | 59.42 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 137 Yemen 97.85 Square kilometres compare
- 138 Luxembourg 83.19 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Hong Kong, China 60.19 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Mauritius 56.52 Square kilometres compare
- 142 United Arab Emirates 49.47 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Lithuania 1,832 Square kilometres compare
- 143 Suriname 46.69 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Kuwait?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Kuwait was 59.42 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 59.42 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.05 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Kuwait ranks 140th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation