Forest area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Forest area was 62.5 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 62.5 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Kuwait peaked at 62.5 sq. km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.5 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8 sq. km | 34.5 sq. km | 47.1 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.8 sq. km | 48.5 sq. km | 61.1 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5 sq. km | 62.5 sq. km | 62.5 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 sq. km | 62.5 sq. km | 62.5 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 79.26 sq. km compare
- 190 Liechtenstein 67 sq. km compare
- 191 Barbados 63 sq. km compare
- 193 Djibouti 60.44 sq. km compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 36.2 sq. km compare
- 195 Isle of Man 34.6 sq. km compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -146.8% (2004)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 834.02 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,070 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 14,957 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 30,955 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Kuwait?
- Forest area in Kuwait was 62.5 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5 sq. km in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for forest area?
- Kuwait ranks 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.