River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kuwait
Kuwait: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.8646 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▲ Rising
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kuwait, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
In 2022, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kuwait stood at 0.8646 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kuwait peaked at 0.9275 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7917 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 128th out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7917 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.827 Percentage of agricultural land area | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8431 Percentage of agricultural land area | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8505 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8497 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8571 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8637 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8678 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8696 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8712 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8718 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8723 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8748 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8765 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8781 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8819 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8901 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8931 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8933 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.895 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9011 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9275 Percentage of agricultural land area | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8646 Percentage of agricultural land area | -6.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.8646 Percentage of agricultural land area is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4252 Percentage of agricultural land area, 2.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.8646 Percentage of agricultural land area is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.17 Percentage of agricultural land area, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8491 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.7917 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8712 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8827 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8718 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.895 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8977 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8646 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9275 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 125 Cyprus 0.9757 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 126 Djibouti 0.9654 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 127 Jordan 0.9309 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 129 Rwanda 0.763 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.7233 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 131 Zimbabwe 0.7089 Percentage of agricultural land area 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)
- 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 river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kuwait?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kuwait was 0.8646 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9275 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2021.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7917 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Kuwait ranks 128th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org