Kuwait's forest cover rose from 0.2 % in 1994 to 0.4 % in 2023.
Kuwait · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Kuwait's forest area rose from 40 km in 1994 to 63 km in 2023.
Kuwait's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 18.8 % in 2013 to 17.1 % in 2025.
Kuwait's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 8.0 % in 1994 to 8.4 % in 2023.
Kuwait's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.3 % in 1994 to 0.4 % in 2023.
Air
Kuwait's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 55.8 in 1994 to 62.3 in 2023.
Water
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
181st of 181 · 21st in MENA+
Kuwait's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 0 in 1993 and 0 in 2022.
Access
Kuwait's safe drinking water was 100.0 % in 2000 and 100.0 % in 2024.
Kuwait's safe sanitation was 100.0 % in 2000 and 100.0 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Kuwait.
- Water stressNo data