Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Kuwait
Kuwait: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 90.67 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Kuwait, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 90.67 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Kuwait peaked at 99.26 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 88.54 %, in 2013.
Kuwait ranks 27th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.26 % | — |
| 1962 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 99.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 98.53 % | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 98.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.81 % | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 97.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 97.1 % | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 97.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.45 % | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 96.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 96.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 96.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.45 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.77 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 95.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.1 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 95.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 95.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 94.44 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 91.89 % | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 90.07 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 90.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.67 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 90.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.07 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 90.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 89.47 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.54 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 89.41 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.03 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 90.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.84 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.68 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.67 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.67 % | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 90.67 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.03 %, 2.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 90.67 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.66 %, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.26 % | 99.26 % | 99.26 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 99.26 % | 99.26 % | 99.26 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.76 % | 96.45 % | 99.26 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.64 % | 94.44 % | 96.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4 % | 89.77 % | 91.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9 % | 88.54 % | 91.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.67 % | 90.67 % | 90.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Kuwait?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Kuwait was 90.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.26 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.54 % in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.