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
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Kuwait, 1961–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.