Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Forest area
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.5%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
202nd
Saudi Arabia rank
201st
Forest area over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 202nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 201st of 214 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for forest area?
- Kuwait ranks 202nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 201st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.