Planted Forest — Area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Planted Forest — Area was 6.3 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Kuwait stood at 6.3 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Kuwait peaked at 6.3 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.45 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.14 1000 ha | 3.45 1000 ha | 4.84 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 1000 ha | 4.99 1000 ha | 5.35 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 1000 ha | 5.39 1000 ha | 6.26 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 155 Jamaica 8.42 1000 ha compare
- 156 Montenegro 8 1000 ha compare
- 157 Mongolia 7.91 1000 ha compare
- 159 Brunei Darussalam 5.8 1000 ha compare
- 160 New Caledonia 5.3 1000 ha compare
- 161 Seychelles 4.88 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Kuwait
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 100 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 18 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.63 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 136 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Kuwait?
- Planted forest — area in Kuwait was 6.3 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for planted forest — area?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. 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.