Land use hidden — Forest in Kuwait
Kuwait: Land use hidden — Forest was 62.5 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 62.5 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Kuwait peaked at 62.5 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.5 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 35.9 Square kilometres | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 37.3 Square kilometres | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 38.7 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 40.1 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 41.5 Square kilometres | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 42.9 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 44.3 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 45.7 Square kilometres | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 47.1 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 48.5 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 49.9 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 51.3 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.7 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 54.1 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.5 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 56.9 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 58.3 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 59.7 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 61.1 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.5 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 62.5 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 62.5 Square kilometres is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,170 Square kilometres, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8 Square kilometres | 34.5 Square kilometres | 47.1 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.8 Square kilometres | 48.5 Square kilometres | 61.1 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5 Square kilometres | 62.5 Square kilometres | 62.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 Square kilometres | 62.5 Square kilometres | 62.5 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 79.26 Square kilometres compare
- 170 Liechtenstein 67 Square kilometres compare
- 171 Barbados 63 Square kilometres compare
- 173 Djibouti 60.44 Square kilometres compare
- 174 Wallis and Futuna 58.3 Square kilometres compare
- 175 British Virgin Islands 36.2 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)
- 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 land use hidden — forest in Kuwait?
- Land use hidden — forest in Kuwait was 62.5 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Kuwait ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata