Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Kuwait
Kuwait: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was -2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Kuwait, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Kuwait stood at -2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 78.1% on the previous year and down 236.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Kuwait peaked at 7.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 172nd out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -2.3% | -1.3% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 834.02 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Rural population growth -146.8% (2004)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,070 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Kuwait?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Kuwait was -2.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Kuwait ranks 172nd out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 236.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.