Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.15
in 2019
All-time low
0.06
in 2012
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.15 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait peaked at 0.15 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 143rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.09 | — |
| 2001 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.455, 33% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.15 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.14, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.097 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 141 Cameroon 0.17 compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0.17 compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.14 compare
- 144 Montenegro 0.14 compare
- 144 Nepal 0.14 compare
- 144 Palau 0.14 compare
- 144 Qatar 0.14 compare
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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait was 0.15 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Kuwait ranks 143rd out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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