Share of forest area within protected areas in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of forest area within protected areas was 1.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Kuwait is 1.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Kuwait peaked at 1.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | 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 16.0%, 8% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 22% of the median. (21 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
- 178 El Salvador 2.8% compare
- 179 Guam 1.7% compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 1.5% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 1.2% compare
- 183 Maldives 0.8% compare
- 184 Egypt 0.7% 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Kuwait?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Kuwait was 1.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Kuwait ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).