Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0037 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Kuwait is 0.0037 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0515 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Kuwait ranks 145th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0463 Square kilometres per person | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0377 Square kilometres per person | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0311 Square kilometres per person | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0206 Square kilometres per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | +31.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0037 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 54% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0037 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0096 Square kilometres per person, 38% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +31.6% | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 142 Jamaica 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 143 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Gambia 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 146 United Kingdom 0.0035 Square kilometres per person compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 0.0034 Square kilometres per person compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 0.0033 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Kuwait?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0037 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0515 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 145th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.