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Land area — Kuwait

Land area in Kuwait in 2023 — 17,820 km². Ranked 154 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 17,820 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 154of 215
Period maximum 17,820 km²1961
Period minimum 17,820 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Kuwait, 1961–202316,00017,00018,00019,00020,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 17,820 km²1963: 17,820 km²1965: 17,820 km²1967: 17,820 km²1969: 17,820 km²1971: 17,820 km²1973: 17,820 km²1975: 17,820 km²1977: 17,820 km²1979: 17,820 km²1981: 17,820 km²1983: 17,820 km²1985: 17,820 km²1987: 17,820 km²1989: 17,820 km²1991: 17,820 km²1993: 17,820 km²1995: 17,820 km²1997: 17,820 km²1999: 17,820 km²2001: 17,820 km²2003: 17,820 km²2005: 17,820 km²2007: 17,820 km²2009: 17,820 km²2011: 17,820 km²2013: 17,820 km²2015: 17,820 km²2017: 17,820 km²2019: 17,820 km²2021: 17,820 km²2023: 17,820 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 17,820 km²
World 130M km²
Middle East & North Africa 12.64M km²
Western Asia computed 4.79M km²
High-income countries computed 51.61M km²
Land area — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 17,820 +0 +0%
2022 17,820 +0 +0%
2021 17,820 +0 +0%
2020 17,820 +0 +0%
2019 17,820 +0 +0%
2018 17,820 +0 +0%
2017 17,820 +0 +0%
2016 17,820 +0 +0%
2015 17,820 +0 +0%
2014 17,820 +0 +0%
2013 17,820 +0 +0%
2012 17,820 +0 +0%
2011 17,820 +0 +0%
2010 17,820 +0 +0%
2009 17,820 +0 +0%
2008 17,820 +0 +0%
2007 17,820 +0 +0%
2006 17,820 +0 +0%
2005 17,820 +0 +0%
2004 17,820 +0 +0%
2003 17,820 +0 +0%
2002 17,820 +0 +0%
2001 17,820 +0 +0%
2000 17,820 +0 +0%
1999 17,820 +0 +0%
1998 17,820 +0 +0%
1997 17,820 +0 +0%
1996 17,820 +0 +0%
1995 17,820 +0 +0%
1994 17,820 +0 +0%
1993 17,820 +0 +0%
1992 17,820 +0 +0%
1991 17,820 +0 +0%
1990 17,820 +0 +0%
1989 17,820 +0 +0%
1988 17,820 +0 +0%
1987 17,820 +0 +0%
1986 17,820 +0 +0%
1985 17,820 +0 +0%
1984 17,820 +0 +0%
1983 17,820 +0 +0%
1982 17,820 +0 +0%
1981 17,820 +0 +0%
1980 17,820 +0 +0%
1979 17,820 +0 +0%
1978 17,820 +0 +0%
1977 17,820 +0 +0%
1976 17,820 +0 +0%
1975 17,820 +0 +0%
1974 17,820 +0 +0%
1973 17,820 +0 +0%
1972 17,820 +0 +0%
1971 17,820 +0 +0%
1970 17,820 +0 +0%
1969 17,820 +0 +0%
1968 17,820 +0 +0%
1967 17,820 +0 +0%
1966 17,820 +0 +0%
1965 17,820 +0 +0%
1964 17,820 +0 +0%
1963 17,820 +0 +0%
1962 17,820 +0 +0%
1961 17,820 — —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SA Saudi Arabia 2.15M TR Türkiye 769,630 YE Yemen 527,970 IQ Iraq 434,130 OM Oman 309,500 SY Syria 183,630 JO Jordan 88,794 AZ Azerbaijan 82,650 AE United Arab Emirates 71,020 GE Georgia 69,490 AM Armenia 28,199 IL Israel 21,640 KW Kuwait 17,820 QA Qatar 11,490 LB Lebanon 10,230 CY Cyprus 9,240 PS Palestine 6,025 BH Bahrain 800
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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