Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kuwait

Kuwait: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1323 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1323 units per person
Change on year
up 46.4%
World rank
13th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1611 units per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.0029 units per person
in 1964
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kuwait, 1961–2019

00.050.10.15196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Kuwait is 0.1323 units per person, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 46.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.1611 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per person, in 1964.

That places Kuwait 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kuwait, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0043 units per person
1962 0.0039 units per person -10.1%
1963 0.004 units per person +3.9%
1964 0.0029 units per person -29.2%
1965 0.054 units per person +1782.9%
1966 0.0645 units per person +19.4%
1967 0.1234 units per person +91.4%
1968 0.0996 units per person -19.3%
1969 0.089 units per person -10.6%
1970 0.0991 units per person +11.4%
1971 0.1214 units per person +22.5%
1972 0.104 units per person -14.4%
1973 0.0751 units per person -27.7%
1974 0.0095 units per person -87.4%
1975 0.0847 units per person +795.7%
1976 0.1077 units per person +27.2%
1977 0.0414 units per person -61.6%
1978 0.1266 units per person +206.1%
1979 0.0701 units per person -44.6%
1980 0.1096 units per person +56.4%
1981 0.1101 units per person +0.5%
1982 0.1176 units per person +6.8%
1983 0.091 units per person -22.7%
1984 0.1057 units per person +16.2%
1985 0.0903 units per person -14.6%
1986 0.0694 units per person -23.1%
1987 0.0925 units per person +33.3%
1988 0.0739 units per person -20.1%
1989 0.0875 units per person +18.4%
1990 0.038 units per person -56.5%
1991 0.0788 units per person +107.1%
1992 0.0631 units per person -19.9%
1993 0.1263 units per person +100.2%
1994 0.0742 units per person -41.3%
1995 0.1087 units per person +46.5%
1996 0.1611 units per person +48.3%
1997 0.103 units per person -36.1%
1998 0.1346 units per person +30.7%
1999 0.092 units per person -31.6%
2000 0.1327 units per person +44.2%
2001 0.0893 units per person -32.7%
2002 0.0983 units per person +10.1%
2003 0.0993 units per person +1.0%
2004 0.1547 units per person +55.8%
2005 0.1376 units per person -11.0%
2006 0.1379 units per person +0.2%
2007 0.0989 units per person -28.3%
2008 0.1173 units per person +18.6%
2009 0.1308 units per person +11.6%
2010 0.098 units per person -25.1%
2011 0.1146 units per person +17.0%
2012 0.1016 units per person -11.3%
2013 0.1119 units per person +10.1%
2014 0.1357 units per person +21.3%
2015 0.0795 units per person -41.4%
2016 0.1243 units per person +56.3%
2017 0.1165 units per person -6.3%
2018 0.0904 units per person -22.4%
2019 0.1323 units per person +46.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +1782.9% 0.0029 units per person 0.054 units per person
1975 +795.7% 0.0095 units per person 0.0847 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0495 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.1234 units per person 9
1970s 0.0839 units per person 0.0095 units per person 0.1266 units per person 10
1980s 0.0948 units per person 0.0694 units per person 0.1176 units per person 10
1990s 0.098 units per person 0.038 units per person 0.1611 units per person 10
2000s 0.1197 units per person 0.0893 units per person 0.1547 units per person 10
2010s 0.1105 units per person 0.0795 units per person 0.1357 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 10 Latvia 0.1396 units per person compare
  2. 11 Georgia 0.1367 units per person compare
  3. 12 Israel 0.1349 units per person compare
  4. 14 Djibouti 0.1306 units per person compare
  5. 15 Lebanon 0.1303 units per person compare
  6. 16 Portugal 0.1298 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Kuwait?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Kuwait was 0.1323 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.1611 units per person in 1996.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per person in 1964.
How does Kuwait rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.