Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Kuwait is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Kuwait peaked at 3.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
Kuwait ranks 112th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.9% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -16.1% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +94.9% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -55.9% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +78.8% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +45.5% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +96.3% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -26.3% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +66.8% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -47.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | +85.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -32.9% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +134.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +33.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -39.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -94.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +245.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +187.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -52.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +49.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +58.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -36.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -35.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 11% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +245.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2013 | +187.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Kuwait?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Kuwait was 0.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Kuwait ranks 112th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.