Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Kuwait, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.1% 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 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 33% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 141 Cameroon 0.2% compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0.2% compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0.1% compare
- 144 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 144 Nepal 0.1% compare
- 144 Palau 0.1% compare
- 144 Qatar 0.1% 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 0.1% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% 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 UN Environment Programme – processed by 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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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).