Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 172.32 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 172.32 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait peaked at 317.16 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Kuwait 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 100 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 50 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 130 kg/ha | +160.0% |
| 1980 | 120 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 125 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 250 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 166.67 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 233.33 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 100.88 kg/ha | -56.8% |
| 1987 | 78.5 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 157.5 kg/ha | +100.6% |
| 1989 | 100 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 1990 | 60 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1991 | 70 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 160 kg/ha | +128.6% |
| 1993 | 166.67 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 166.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 166.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 285.71 kg/ha | +71.4% |
| 1997 | 171.43 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 142.86 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 137.5 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 55.38 kg/ha | -59.7% |
| 2001 | 114.87 kg/ha | +107.4% |
| 2002 | 66.67 kg/ha | -42.0% |
| 2003 | 66.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.43 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 71.43 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.43 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.67 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 66.67 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.52 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 62.5 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 60.61 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 93.75 kg/ha | +54.7% |
| 2013 | 147.73 kg/ha | +57.6% |
| 2014 | 155.28 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 317.16 kg/ha | +104.3% |
| 2016 | 282.14 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 243.51 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 153.57 kg/ha | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 127.14 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 181.39 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 2021 | 213.54 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 177.36 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 172.32 kg/ha | -2.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 172.32 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.69 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 172.32 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52.29 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +160.0% | 50 kg/ha | 130 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +128.6% | 70 kg/ha | 160 kg/ha |
| 2001 | +107.4% | 55.38 kg/ha | 114.87 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +104.3% | 155.28 kg/ha | 317.16 kg/ha |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 125 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha |
| 1988 | +100.6% | 78.5 kg/ha | 157.5 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.78 kg/ha | 50 kg/ha | 100 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 58 kg/ha | 50 kg/ha | 130 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 158.19 kg/ha | 78.5 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.75 kg/ha | 60 kg/ha | 285.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.57 kg/ha | 55.38 kg/ha | 114.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.34 kg/ha | 60.61 kg/ha | 317.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.15 kg/ha | 172.32 kg/ha | 213.54 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 191.49 kg/ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 31.08 kg/ha compare
- 7 Suriname 185.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.15 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 18.91 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 148.86 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 12.11 kg/ha 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Kuwait was 172.32 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 317.16 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Kuwait rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Kuwait ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).