Land area in Kuwait
Kuwait: Land area was 1,782 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1,782 ha th
World rank
169th
of 255 countries
All-time high
1,782 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
1,782 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Kuwait is 1,782 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Kuwait peaked at 1,782 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,782 ha th, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 169th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,782 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 1,782 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,782 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,782 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,782 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,782 ha th | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1,782 ha th is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,500 ha th, 51% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1,782 ha th is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18,363 ha th, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 1,782 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 166 Slovenia 2,013 ha th compare
- 167 New Caledonia 1,828 ha th compare
- 168 Fiji 1,827 ha th compare
- 170 Eswatini 1,720 ha th compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 1,487 ha th compare
- 171 East Timor 1,487 ha th compare
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Kuwait?
- Land area in Kuwait was 1,782 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,782 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,782 ha th in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for land area?
- Kuwait ranks 169th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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