Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 2,484 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Kuwait, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2,484 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Kuwait peaked at 2,502 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Kuwait 154th out of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — 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 | 10 ha | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 9 ha | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 4 ha | -55.6% |
| 1975 | 14 ha | +250.0% |
| 1976 | 15 ha | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 13 ha | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 44 ha | +238.5% |
| 1979 | 72 ha | +63.6% |
| 1980 | 69 ha | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 135 ha | +95.7% |
| 1982 | 165 ha | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 256 ha | +55.2% |
| 1984 | 257 ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 591 ha | +130.0% |
| 1986 | 555 ha | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 615 ha | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 699 ha | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 691 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 501 ha | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 302 ha | -39.7% |
| 1992 | 23 ha | -92.4% |
| 1993 | 171 ha | +643.5% |
| 1994 | 135 ha | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 291 ha | +115.6% |
| 1996 | 526 ha | +80.8% |
| 1997 | 591 ha | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 1,249 ha | +111.3% |
| 1999 | 1,419 ha | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 1,425 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,583 ha | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1,860 ha | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 2,127 ha | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 1,556 ha | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 1,569 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,672 ha | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2,213 ha | +32.4% |
| 2008 | 1,705 ha | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 1,711 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,879 ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 2,502 ha | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 1,949 ha | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 1,850 ha | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 2,453 ha | +32.6% |
| 2015 | 1,423 ha | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 1,007 ha | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 1,079 ha | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1,070 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,781 ha | +66.4% |
| 2020 | 2,009 ha | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 1,657 ha | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 2,040 ha | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 2,285 ha | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 2,484 ha | +8.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2,484 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2,484 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 148,486 ha, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — 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 | +643.5% | 23 ha | 171 ha |
| 1975 | +250.0% | 4 ha | 14 ha |
| 1978 | +238.5% | 13 ha | 44 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5556 ha | 0 ha | 3 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19 ha | 4 ha | 72 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 403.3 ha | 69 ha | 699 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 520.8 ha | 23 ha | 1,419 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,742 ha | 1,425 ha | 2,213 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,699 ha | 1,007 ha | 2,502 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,095 ha | 1,657 ha | 2,484 ha | 5 |
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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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Kuwait?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Kuwait was 2,484 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2,502 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Kuwait ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Cereals, primary — 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.