Kuwait vs East Timor: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Kuwait
- East Timor
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.78 million hectares against 1.49 million hectares in East Timor, a difference of 295,000 hectares.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 160th of 238 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 295,000 hectares | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 295,000 hectares | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 295,000 hectares | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 295,000 hectares | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 295,000 hectares | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 295,000 hectares | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.78 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 295,000 hectares | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Kuwait or East Timor?
- Kuwait, at 1.78 million hectares against 1.49 million hectares in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Kuwait and East Timor?
- 295,000 hectares, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and East Timor?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and East Timor rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Kuwait ranks 158th and East Timor ranks 160th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.