Barley — Area harvested in Kuwait
Kuwait: Barley — Area harvested was 693 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Kuwait, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Kuwait is 693 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Kuwait peaked at 1,123 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Kuwait 93rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 2 ha | — |
| 1969 | 3 ha | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 4 ha | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 5 ha | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 9 ha | +80.0% |
| 1973 | 6 ha | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 3 ha | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 13 ha | +333.3% |
| 1976 | 13 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 ha | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 41 ha | +310.0% |
| 1979 | 68 ha | +65.9% |
| 1980 | 64 ha | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 134 ha | +109.4% |
| 1982 | 160 ha | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 250 ha | +56.2% |
| 1984 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 412 ha | +64.8% |
| 1986 | 406 ha | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 450 ha | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 556 ha | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 600 ha | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 430 ha | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 300 ha | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 13 ha | -95.7% |
| 1993 | 115 ha | +784.6% |
| 1994 | 69 ha | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 212 ha | +207.2% |
| 1996 | 410 ha | +93.4% |
| 1997 | 382 ha | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 859 ha | +124.9% |
| 1999 | 1,049 ha | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 1,002 ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 1,123 ha | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1,018 ha | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 937 ha | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 919 ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,093 ha | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 957 ha | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 964 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 860 ha | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 1,111 ha | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 882 ha | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 890 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 826 ha | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 968 ha | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 876 ha | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 623 ha | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 553 ha | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 540 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 563 ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 533 ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 740 ha | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 620 ha | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 710 ha | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 727 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 693 ha | -4.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 693 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 693 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,000 ha, 3% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +784.6% | 13 ha | 115 ha |
| 1975 | +333.3% | 3 ha | 13 ha |
| 1978 | +310.0% | 10 ha | 41 ha |
| 1995 | +207.2% | 69 ha | 212 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5556 ha | 0 ha | 3 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.2 ha | 3 ha | 68 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 328.2 ha | 64 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 383.9 ha | 13 ha | 1,049 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 998.4 ha | 860 ha | 1,123 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 725.4 ha | 533 ha | 968 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 698 ha | 620 ha | 740 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 90 Saudi Arabia 2,053 ha compare
- 91 Zambia 1,261 ha compare
- 92 Lesotho 840 ha compare
- 94 Bhutan 483 ha compare
- 95 Mauritania 477 ha compare
- 96 Montenegro 399 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 171.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Kuwait?
- Barley — area harvested in Kuwait was 693 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,123 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for barley — area harvested?
- Kuwait ranks 93rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.