Cereals, primary — Yield in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cereals, primary — Yield was 14,196 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Yield in Kuwait, 1968–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — yield in Kuwait is 14,196 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Kuwait peaked at 21,866 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,500 kg/ha, in 1968.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Yield in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1969 | 1,667 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 2,000 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,667 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 2,250 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 2,000 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 2,133 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 2,077 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 2,977 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 1979 | 3,125 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 3,188 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 3,059 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 3,061 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,047 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3,020 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 5,261 kg/ha | +74.2% |
| 1986 | 5,672 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 5,553 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 5,275 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 3,577 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 1990 | 3,653 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2,930 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 5,939 kg/ha | +102.7% |
| 1993 | 4,602 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 9,148 kg/ha | +98.8% |
| 1995 | 6,739 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 6,496 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 6,118 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 4,922 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 4,470 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 5,611 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 5,844 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 7,330 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 10,253 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 2004 | 6,189 kg/ha | -39.6% |
| 2005 | 6,423 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 8,718 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 10,499 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 9,236 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 7,977 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 10,806 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 14,172 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 13,782 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 17,975 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 21,866 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 6,542 kg/ha | -70.1% |
| 2016 | 5,220 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 5,656 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 10,483 kg/ha | +85.3% |
| 2019 | 17,625 kg/ha | +68.1% |
| 2020 | 15,627 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 14,893 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 13,498 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 13,739 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 14,196 kg/ha | +3.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 14,196 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,104 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 14,196 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,635 kg/ha, 5.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,583 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 1,667 kg/ha | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,323 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 3,125 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,071 kg/ha | 3,020 kg/ha | 5,672 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,502 kg/ha | 2,930 kg/ha | 9,148 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,808 kg/ha | 5,611 kg/ha | 10,499 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,413 kg/ha | 5,220 kg/ha | 21,866 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,391 kg/ha | 13,498 kg/ha | 15,627 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Oman 27,672 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 6,038 kg/ha compare
- 2 United Arab Emirates 22,474 kg/ha compare
- 3 Qatar 14,976 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,314 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,196 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,344 kg/ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 3,660 kg/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,610 kg/ha compare
- 6 Mauritius 11,890 kg/ha compare
- 7 New Caledonia 11,650 kg/ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 3,429 kg/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 cereals, primary — yield in Kuwait?
- Cereals, primary — yield in Kuwait was 14,196 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 21,866 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Kuwait rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. 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.