Kuwait - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Kuwait was 62.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.50 in 2020 and a minimum value of 34.50 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 34.50
1991 35.90
1992 37.30
1993 38.70
1994 40.10
1995 41.50
1996 42.90
1997 44.30
1998 45.70
1999 47.10
2000 48.50
2001 49.90
2002 51.30
2003 52.70
2004 54.10
2005 55.50
2006 56.90
2007 58.30
2008 59.70
2009 61.10
2010 62.50
2011 62.50
2012 62.50
2013 62.50
2014 62.50
2015 62.50
2016 62.50
2017 62.50
2018 62.50
2019 62.50
2020 62.50

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Kuwait was 0.351 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 0.351 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.194 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.194
1991 0.201
1992 0.209
1993 0.217
1994 0.225
1995 0.233
1996 0.241
1997 0.249
1998 0.256
1999 0.264
2000 0.272
2001 0.280
2002 0.288
2003 0.296
2004 0.304
2005 0.311
2006 0.319
2007 0.327
2008 0.335
2009 0.343
2010 0.351
2011 0.351
2012 0.351
2013 0.351
2014 0.351
2015 0.351
2016 0.351
2017 0.351
2018 0.351
2019 0.351
2020 0.351

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use