Kuwait vs Qatar: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Kuwait
14.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Qatar
14.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 14.98 tonnes per hectare against 14.2 tonnes per hectare in Kuwait, a difference of 0.78 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.8592 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 1980s | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.9051 tonnes per hectare | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 12.41 tonnes per hectare | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 14.39 tonnes per hectare | 12.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 14.98 tonnes per hectare against 14.2 tonnes per hectare in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.78 tonnes per hectare, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.