Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Cereal yields
Kuwait
14.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
22.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
2nd
Cereal yields over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 22.47 tonnes per hectare against 14.2 tonnes per hectare in Kuwait, a difference of 8.27 tonnes per hectare.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 8.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | 20.39 tonnes per hectare | 12.58 tonnes per hectare | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 12.41 tonnes per hectare | 24.94 tonnes per hectare | 12.53 tonnes per hectare | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 14.39 tonnes per hectare | 20.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 22.47 tonnes per hectare against 14.2 tonnes per hectare in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 8.27 tonnes per hectare, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cereal yields?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd 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 yields. 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.