Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Kuwait
Kuwait: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Kuwait peaked at 102.25 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.16 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 23rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.16 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 6.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 5.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 8.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 1966 | 6.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1967 | 7.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 7.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 9.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 13.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1972 | 10.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 9.43 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 5.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1975 | 12.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +111.5% |
| 1976 | 15.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1977 | 12.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1978 | 16.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1979 | 20.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1980 | 19.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 18.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 32.77 tonnes per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 1983 | 20.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 1984 | 37.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1985 | 33 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 25.03 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1987 | 26.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 28.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 34.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 12.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -63.5% |
| 1991 | 7.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 1992 | 18.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +153.4% |
| 1993 | 23.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1994 | 26.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 29.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 33.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 36.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 34.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 40.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 42.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 37.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 34.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 32.49 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 38.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 47.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 48.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 51.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 56.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 56.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 61.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 60.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 96.46 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2015 | 77.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 85.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 102.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 92.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 96.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 92.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 90.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 94.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.97 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +153.4% | 7.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.91 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 37.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 56.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 56.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 102.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 94.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 20 Lebanon 111.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 105.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 22 Gambia 99.7 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 24 Bangladesh 84.46 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 25 Jamaica 79.5 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 26 Seychelles 78.26 tonnes per square kilometre 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Kuwait?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Kuwait was 87.77 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 102.25 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Kuwait ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.