Agricultural land use per person in Kuwait
Kuwait: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0376 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0376 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
182nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.32 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.0376 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Kuwait, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Kuwait is 0.0376 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Kuwait peaked at 4.32 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0376 hectares per person, in 2025.
Kuwait ranks 182nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4.32 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 4.16 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1200 | 3.99 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1300 | 3.81 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1400 | 3.61 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1500 | 3.38 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1600 | 3.11 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1700 | 2.8 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 1710 | 2.76 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1720 | 2.72 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1730 | 2.68 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1740 | 2.65 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1750 | 2.61 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1760 | 2.56 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1770 | 2.52 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1780 | 2.48 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 2.43 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 2.38 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1810 | 2.8 hectares per person | +17.4% |
| 1820 | 2.73 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1830 | 2.67 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1840 | 2.6 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1850 | 2.52 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1860 | 2.45 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1870 | 2.36 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1880 | 2.27 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 2.18 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1900 | 2.07 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1910 | 1.95 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1920 | 1.81 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 1930 | 1.65 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1940 | 1.45 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 1950 | 1.17 hectares per person | -19.1% |
| 1951 | 1.14 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 1.1 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 1.06 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 1.01 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 0.9643 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 0.9092 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1957 | 0.8463 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1958 | 0.7721 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1959 | 0.6784 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 1960 | 0.5007 hectares per person | -26.2% |
| 1961 | 0.448 hectares per person | -10.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3991 hectares per person | -10.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3554 hectares per person | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3175 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2851 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2572 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2332 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2126 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1953 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1808 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.167 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1553 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.145 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.136 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1281 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1207 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1141 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1082 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1029 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.098 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0938 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0893 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0852 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0821 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0786 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0762 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0734 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0723 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0699 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0675 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0707 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0741 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0784 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0826 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0872 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0846 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0816 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0788 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0767 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0763 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0753 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0729 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0707 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0682 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0663 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0636 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0616 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0593 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0573 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0555 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.054 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0523 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0514 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0495 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0473 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0462 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0455 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0439 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0429 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0418 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0409 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0401 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0384 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0376 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0376 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2631 hectares per person, 14% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0376 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3036 hectares per person, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -26.2% | 0.6784 hectares per person | 0.5007 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.32 hectares per person | 4.32 hectares per person | 4.32 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.16 hectares per person | 4.16 hectares per person | 4.16 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | 3.99 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.81 hectares per person | 3.81 hectares per person | 3.81 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.61 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 3.38 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 3.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.11 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 2.76 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.72 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.68 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.65 hectares per person | 2.65 hectares per person | 2.65 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.56 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.52 hectares per person | 2.52 hectares per person | 2.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.48 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 2.8 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.73 hectares per person | 2.73 hectares per person | 2.73 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.67 hectares per person | 2.67 hectares per person | 2.67 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.6 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.52 hectares per person | 2.52 hectares per person | 2.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.45 hectares per person | 2.45 hectares per person | 2.45 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.36 hectares per person | 2.36 hectares per person | 2.36 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.27 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | 2.27 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.18 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.81 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 1.81 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 1.65 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.9655 hectares per person | 0.6784 hectares per person | 1.17 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3204 hectares per person | 0.1953 hectares per person | 0.5007 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.1029 hectares per person | 0.1808 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0819 hectares per person | 0.0699 hectares per person | 0.098 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0782 hectares per person | 0.0675 hectares per person | 0.0872 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0671 hectares per person | 0.0573 hectares per person | 0.0763 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0488 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 0.0555 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0397 hectares per person | 0.0376 hectares per person | 0.0418 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 179 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0395 hectares per person compare
- 180 Egypt 0.0388 hectares per person compare
- 181 Reunion 0.0385 hectares per person compare
- 183 Japan 0.0371 hectares per person compare
- 184 Barbados 0.0357 hectares per person compare
- 185 United Arab Emirates 0.0327 hectares per person compare
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- 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 agricultural land use per person in Kuwait?
- Agricultural land use per person in Kuwait was 0.0376 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0376 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Kuwait ranks 182nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.