Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3222 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kuwait is 0.3222 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.4689 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0984 tonnes per person, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2659 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2571 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2525 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2093 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2801 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1991 tonnes per person | -28.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2102 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2065 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1828 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2027 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2682 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2086 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1718 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1002 tonnes per person | -41.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1991 tonnes per person | +98.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2325 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1725 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2134 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2536 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2313 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2097 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3513 tonnes per person | +67.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2121 tonnes per person | -39.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3658 tonnes per person | +72.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3104 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2261 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2294 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2394 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2755 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1324 tonnes per person | -52.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0984 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2061 tonnes per person | +109.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2548 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2806 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3152 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3485 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3636 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3313 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3763 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3888 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3297 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2952 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2744 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.318 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3805 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3649 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3154 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3474 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3588 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3445 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3502 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3239 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.376 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4689 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3622 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3806 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4385 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3816 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3885 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3759 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3703 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3682 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3222 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.3222 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.3222 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2293 tonnes per person | 0.1828 tonnes per person | 0.2801 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2023 tonnes per person | 0.1002 tonnes per person | 0.2682 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2651 tonnes per person | 0.2097 tonnes per person | 0.3658 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2707 tonnes per person | 0.0984 tonnes per person | 0.3763 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3373 tonnes per person | 0.2744 tonnes per person | 0.3888 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3815 tonnes per person | 0.3239 tonnes per person | 0.4689 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3592 tonnes per person | 0.3222 tonnes per person | 0.3759 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kuwait?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kuwait was 0.3222 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4689 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0984 tonnes per person in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.