Breakdown of habitable land area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Breakdown of habitable land area was 2,950 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Kuwait, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2,950 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over five years.
That places Kuwait 163rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,480 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 2,790 hectares | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 2,810 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,880 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,950 hectares | +2.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2,950 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 14% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2,950 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41,660 hectares, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Kuwait?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Kuwait was 2,950 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2,950 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,480 hectares in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Kuwait ranks 163rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.