Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Kuwait
Kuwait: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 56 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Kuwait, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Kuwait stood at 56 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Kuwait peaked at 82 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 184th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 4 ha | — |
| 1976 | 4 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5 ha | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 1 ha | -80.0% |
| 1979 | 5 ha | +400.0% |
| 1980 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 7 ha | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 6 ha | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 8 ha | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 7 ha | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 10 ha | +42.9% |
| 1991 | 9 ha | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0 ha | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha | — |
| 1997 | 1 ha | — |
| 1998 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2 ha | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 ha | +350.0% |
| 2006 | 16 ha | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 17 ha | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 15 ha | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 16 ha | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 18 ha | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 82 ha | +355.6% |
| 2012 | 21 ha | -74.4% |
| 2013 | 27 ha | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 38 ha | +40.7% |
| 2015 | 29 ha | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 33 ha | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 30 ha | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 35 ha | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 42 ha | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 70 ha | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 60 ha | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 55 ha | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 57 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 56 ha | -1.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 56 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 56 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66,822 ha, 0% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +400.0% | 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2011 | +355.6% | 18 ha | 82 ha |
| 2005 | +350.0% | 2 ha | 9 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9 ha | 0 ha | 5 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2 ha | 0 ha | 10 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8 ha | 0 ha | 17 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5 ha | 18 ha | 82 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6 ha | 55 ha | 70 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 181 Maldives 93 ha compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 88 ha compare
- 183 French Guiana 72 ha compare
- 185 Singapore 16 ha compare
- 186 Malta 0 ha compare
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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Kuwait?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Kuwait was 56 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 82 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Kuwait ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.