Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 1.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Kuwait stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Kuwait peaked at 1.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.5%, 9% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.8%, 22% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Kuwait?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Kuwait was 1.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Kuwait ranks 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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