Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kuwait
Kuwait: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 44.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kuwait is 44.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 196.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kuwait peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 101st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +110.2% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 44.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 90% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 44.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.4%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 14.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 31.2% | 44.0% | 6 |
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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kuwait?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kuwait was 44.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Kuwait ranks 101st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).