Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 14.99 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Kuwait, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kuwait is 14.99 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kuwait peaked at 800 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -98.18 % change on previous year, in 1991.
Kuwait ranks 27th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 200 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 50 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 25 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1981 | -80 % change on previous year | -420.0% |
| 1982 | 400 % change on previous year | -600.0% |
| 1983 | 20 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1984 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1986 | -19.5 % change on previous year | -217.0% |
| 1987 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 1988 | 3.85 % change on previous year | +146.2% |
| 1989 | -51.11 % change on previous year | -1428.9% |
| 1990 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 1991 | -98.18 % change on previous year | +489.1% |
| 1992 | 800 % change on previous year | -914.8% |
| 1993 | 266.67 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1994 | 57.58 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 1995 | 30.77 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1996 | 67.65 % change on previous year | +119.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8772 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 1998 | 81.74 % change on previous year | +9218.3% |
| 1999 | -11.96 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2000 | 46.74 % change on previous year | -490.7% |
| 2001 | 22.96 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 2002 | 62.05 % change on previous year | +170.2% |
| 2003 | 81.6 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 2004 | -63.46 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 2005 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2006 | 64.05 % change on previous year | +1659.0% |
| 2007 | 72.82 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2008 | -35.65 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2009 | -16.44 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 2010 | 64.54 % change on previous year | -492.5% |
| 2011 | 72.09 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 2012 | -31.43 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2013 | -20.27 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 79.15 % change on previous year | -490.4% |
| 2015 | -49.62 % change on previous year | -162.7% |
| 2016 | -42.89 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 18.22 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 2018 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 2019 | 146.43 % change on previous year | -2882.1% |
| 2020 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 2021 | -18.43 % change on previous year | -1446.3% |
| 2022 | 28.53 % change on previous year | -254.8% |
| 2023 | 17.27 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2024 | 14.99 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +9218.3% | 0.8772 % change on previous year | 81.74 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +2882.1% | -5.26 % change on previous year | 146.43 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1659.0% | 3.64 % change on previous year | 64.05 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -1446.3% | 1.37 % change on previous year | -18.43 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -1428.9% | 3.85 % change on previous year | -51.11 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.24 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1980s | 35.16 % change on previous year | -80 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 117.85 % change on previous year | -98.18 % change on previous year | 800 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.83 % change on previous year | -63.46 % change on previous year | 81.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1 % change on previous year | -49.62 % change on previous year | 146.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.75 % change on previous year | -18.43 % change on previous year | 28.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 18.52 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Sudan (former) 17.46 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sweden 16.24 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Melanesia 14.95 % change on previous year compare
- 29 South Sudan 14.75 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Hungary 14.58 % change on previous year 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kuwait?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Kuwait was 14.99 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 800 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -98.18 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.1%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.