Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 85.57 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Kuwait, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 85.57 for food — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Kuwait peaked at 113.25 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.74, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 158th out of 185 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.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.01 | — |
| 1962 | 44.74 | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 45.36 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 34.25 | -24.5% |
| 1965 | 39.41 | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 37.78 | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 28.77 | -23.8% |
| 1968 | 25.42 | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 35.29 | +38.8% |
| 1970 | 36.64 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 36.44 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 33.11 | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 32.07 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 23.9 | -25.5% |
| 1975 | 19.42 | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 19.98 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 22.23 | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 20.37 | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 24.58 | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 27.1 | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 24.14 | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 19.87 | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 28.52 | +43.5% |
| 1984 | 33.07 | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 42.34 | +28.0% |
| 1986 | 48.42 | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 48.88 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 48.13 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 47.57 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 49.4 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 8.74 | -82.3% |
| 1992 | 15.34 | +75.5% |
| 1993 | 32.97 | +114.9% |
| 1994 | 46.93 | +42.3% |
| 1995 | 61.58 | +31.2% |
| 1996 | 59.36 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 70.89 | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 73.74 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 71.12 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 72.34 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 68.75 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 72.44 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 77.9 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 76.2 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 79.63 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 80.71 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 83.65 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 75.43 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 90.46 | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 82.94 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 113.25 | +36.5% |
| 2012 | 110.23 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 103.17 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 103.12 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.51 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 102.37 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 101.51 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 101.26 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 101.99 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.82 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 91.72 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.18 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.8 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 85.57 | -3.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 85.57 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.44, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 85.57 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 102.55, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 | +114.9% | 15.34 | 32.97 |
| 1991 | -82.3% | 49.4 | 8.74 |
| 1992 | +75.5% | 8.74 | 15.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.78 | 25.42 | 49.01 | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.87 | 19.42 | 36.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.8 | 19.87 | 48.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.01 | 8.74 | 73.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.75 | 68.75 | 90.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.44 | 82.94 | 113.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.02 | 85.57 | 92.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0029 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0308 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Kuwait?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Kuwait was 85.57 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 113.25 in 2011.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.