Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Kuwait
Kuwait: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 1,154 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Kuwait, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — food supply in Kuwait stood at 1,154 million Kcal.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Kuwait peaked at 1,320 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.39 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 108th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 631.71 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 912.8 million Kcal | +44.5% |
| 2012 | 76.39 million Kcal | -91.6% |
| 2013 | 1,058 million Kcal | +1284.7% |
| 2014 | 828.69 million Kcal | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 855.97 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 881.22 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 886.89 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 899.27 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 718.91 million Kcal | -20.1% |
| 2020 | 741.05 million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,143 million Kcal | +54.3% |
| 2022 | 1,320 million Kcal | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 1,154 million Kcal | -12.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1,154 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 998.67 million Kcal, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1,154 million Kcal is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 846.31 million Kcal, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1284.7% | 76.39 million Kcal | 1,058 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 774.96 million Kcal | 76.39 million Kcal | 1,058 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,089 million Kcal | 741.05 million Kcal | 1,320 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 sweet potatoes — food supply in Kuwait?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Kuwait was 1,154 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,320 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.39 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Kuwait ranks 108th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.