Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Kuwait
Kuwait: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 57.59 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
57.59
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 240 countries
All-time high
57.59
in 2022
All-time low
31.82
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Kuwait stood at 57.59. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Kuwait peaked at 57.59 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.82, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 85th out of 240 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 terrestrial biodiversity sites in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.82 | — |
| 2001 | 31.82 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.86 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43.03 | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 43.03 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.03 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.03 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51.2 | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 51.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.59 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 57.59 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.59 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 57.59 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 57.59 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 57.59 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.74, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.85 | 31.82 | 31.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.18 | 31.86 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.46 | 51.2 | 57.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.028 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 7.63 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Kuwait?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Kuwait was 57.59 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 57.59 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.82 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Kuwait ranks 85th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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