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
142nd
of 207 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 142nd of 207 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.
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
- 140 Cameroon 0.17 compare
- 140 Cape Verde 0.17 compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 0.14 compare
- 143 Montenegro 0.14 compare
- 143 Nepal 0.14 compare
- 143 Palau 0.14 compare
- 143 Qatar 0.14 compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 4.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 28.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 520.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 81.77 (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 142nd out of 207 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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