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Topic 13 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kuwait: Food & Agriculture
What does a country grow, and what does it take to grow it?
Kuwait is placed joint 61st of 184 countries on food & agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) 2.67 (2024); Cereal Yield 14,957 (2023).
Share
Food & Agriculture
joint61st
of 184 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 2.67Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2024Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
- 14,957Cereal Yield, 2023Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
- —Dietary Energy Supply, 2024No reading for this country
- —Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kuwait on food & agriculture — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2.67
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
Higher is better
Kuwait: 2.67. Across the 186 countries in this edition, values run from 1.67 (Tuvalu) to 4.57 (Italy); the world median is 3.14.
- World median
- 3.14
- Best in Western Asia
- 4.29 Lebanon
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 2.71 · Saudi Arabia 2.17
Key 2 of 4
Cereal Yield
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
14,957
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Higher is better
Kuwait: 14,957. Across the 179 countries in this edition, values run from 23 (Cabo Verde) to 29,147 (Oman); the world median is 3,072.
- World median
- 3,072
- Best in Western Asia
- 29,147 Oman
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 2,749 · Saudi Arabia 5,122
Key 3 of 4
Dietary Energy Supply
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Kuwait, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 155 countries in this edition, values run from 1,757 (Somalia) to 3,962 (United States); the world median is 2,982.
- World median
- 2,982
- Best in Western Asia
- 3,774 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Iraq 2,737 · Saudi Arabia 3,646
Key 4 of 4
Agriculture Orientation Index
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Kuwait, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 132 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Ghana) to 5.38 (Singapore); the world median is 0.305.
- World median
- 0.305
- Best in Western Asia
- 1.25 Cyprus
- Land neighbours
- Saudi Arabia 0.19
02Over time
Which way Kuwait is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators · higher is better
KuwaitWorld median
Kuwait was at 2.67 in both 2015 and 2024; the world median went from 3.14 to 3.14.
Every year’s figures
Year Kuwait World median 2024 3 3.1 2023 3 3.1 2022 3 3.2 2021 3 3.1 2020 3 3.1 2019 3 3.1 2018 3 3.2 2017 3 3.1 2016 3 3.1 2015 3 3.1 Cereal Yield
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) · higher is better
KuwaitWorld median
Kuwait rose from 5,611 in 2000 to 14,957 in 2023; the world median went from 2,170 to 3,072.
Every year’s figures
Year Kuwait World median 2023 14,957 3,072 2022 14,492 3,217 2021 14,702 3,003 2020 15,627 3,260 2019 17,625 3,106 2018 10,483 2,883 2017 5,656 2,984 2016 5,221 3,043 2015 6,543 3,000 2014 21,866 3,001 2013 17,975 2,970 2012 13,783 2,782 2011 14,172 2,754 2010 10,806 2,647 2009 7,977 2,653 2008 9,236 2,664 2007 10,499 2,553 2006 8,718 2,514 2005 6,423 2,512 2004 6,189 2,428 2003 10,253 2,331 2002 7,330 2,378 2001 5,844 2,199 2000 5,611 2,170 Agriculture Orientation Index
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) · higher is better
KuwaitWorld median
Kuwait rose from 1.36 in 2001 to 1.52 in 2022; the world median went from 0.36 to 0.29.
Every year’s figures
Year Kuwait World median 2024 — 0.305 2023 — 0.305 2022 1.52 0.290 2021 1.29 0.260 2020 1.23 0.255 2019 1.65 0.265 2018 1.37 0.270 2017 1.16 0.260 2016 1.18 0.285 2015 1.04 0.305 2014 1.52 0.300 2013 1.65 0.285 2012 2.17 0.330 2011 1.25 0.290 2010 1.31 0.320 2009 2.72 0.370 2008 5.33 0.390 2007 3.22 0.410 2006 1.65 0.355 2005 2.19 0.325 2004 1.83 0.320 2003 1.32 0.320 2002 1.32 0.340 2001 1.36 0.360
03In context
Kuwait beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 184 countries on food & agriculture, never a place within the region.
Kuwait and the countries it borders
Standing among all 184; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators | Cereal YieldCereal yield (kg per hectare) | Dietary Energy SupplyDietary energy supply (kcal per person per day) | Agriculture Orientation IndexAgriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | =61st | 2.67 | 14,957 | — | — |
 Saudi Arabia | =86th | 2.17 | 5,122 | 3,646 | 0.19 |
 Iraq | 132nd | 2.71 | 2,749 | 2,737 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 184.
Placed either side on food & agriculture
The countries immediately above and below Kuwait in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kuwait is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under food & agriculture, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Kuwait does better than the middle country measured.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06146.03107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Kuwait: 146.03 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 14th of 194 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08130.87106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Kuwait: 130.87 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 20th of 195 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.22.55.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Kuwait: 2.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 104th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.821.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Kuwait: 0.82 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 153rd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69162.89102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Kuwait: 162.89 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,74215,7456,742▼ Worsened since 2015
Kuwait: 15,745 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 49th of 151 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23109.27106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Kuwait: 109.27 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 76th of 195 · derived.
Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 4.93.84.9▲ Improved since 2015
Kuwait: 3.8 · world median 4.9 · Population in severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 62.9; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 119 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8392.884.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Kuwait: 92.8 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414041▼ Worsened since 2012
Kuwait: 40 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Kuwait does worse than the middle country measured.
Organic Agricultural AreaFAO · 2024 · world median 0.7250.020.725▲ Improved since 2015
Kuwait: 0.02 · world median 0.725 · Organic share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 86.38; higher is better.
Position 139th of 150 · derived.
No better end14
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.362,00987.36Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 2,009 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 2nd of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63583.537.63No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 583.5 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5354.890.535No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 4.89 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 7th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.899.442.8No real change since 2012
Kuwait: 99.4 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8362.5457.83Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 62.54 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1462.2762.14Moved since 2012
Kuwait: 62.27 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 86th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1712.9716.17Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 12.97 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6351,5008,635Moved since 2013
Kuwait: 1,500 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 142nd of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3752,91252,375Moved since 2014
Kuwait: 2,912 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.381.89114.38No real change since 2015
Kuwait: 1.891 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 157th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2782,070689,278No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 2,070 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 158th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.968.41837.96No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 8.418 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 184th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5720.5316.572Moved since 2015
Kuwait: 0.531 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 152nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0020.109No real change since 2013
Kuwait: 0.002 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 201st of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Kuwait
Agricultural Irrigated Land, Agriculture Orientation Index (last 2022), Dietary Energy Supply, Global Report on Food Crises, Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to Land, Per Capita Food Supply Variability, Pesticide Use per Hectare and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Food & Agriculture among Kuwait’s 15 topics
Food & Agriculture is Kuwait’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour12th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 47th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing49th of 2004/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience62nd of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 61st of 1842/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 76th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions76th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation87th of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 91st of 1773/4 keys
- Peace & Security103rd of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 136th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge138th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy121st of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality178th of 1833/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability184th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on food & agriculture
The three countries placed highest of 184, and the leaders Kuwait can most readily be measured against.
1
SerbiaSouthern Europe
1st of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
AustriaWestern Europe
2nd of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
3
MaltaSouthern Europe
3rd of 184 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan5th2/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Türkiye36th3/4 keysThis page
Kuwait=61st2/4 keys
Positions out of 184 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Kuwait on food & agriculture: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kuwait rank on food & agriculture?
Kuwait is placed joint 61st of 184 countries on Food & Agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) and Cereal Yield). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) figure for Kuwait?
2.67 in 2024 (current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3.14.
What is the latest Cereal Yield figure for Kuwait?
14,957 in 2023 (cereal yield (kg per hectare)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3,072.
How does Kuwait compare with Iraq on food & agriculture?
Iraq is placed 132nd of 184, and Kuwait joint 61st. Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy): Iraq 2.71, Kuwait 2.67; Cereal Yield: Iraq 2,749, Kuwait 14,957.
How have Kuwait’s food & agriculture figures changed?
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) was 2.67 in both 2015 and 2024; Cereal Yield rose from 5,611 in 2000 to 14,957 in 2023; Agriculture Orientation Index rose from 1.36 in 2001 to 1.52 in 2022.
Which food & agriculture statistics are missing for Kuwait?
No current reading is published for Kuwait on Agricultural Irrigated Land, Agriculture Orientation Index, Dietary Energy Supply, Global Report on Food Crises, Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to Land, Per Capita Food Supply Variability, Pesticide Use per Hectare and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This subject is about production and land use, not about whether people are fed. Hunger, undernourishment and what a population actually eats are measured under Health & Wellbeing, and the two regularly disagree — a country can grow a great deal and still leave many people short, and one that grows little can be well fed by trade. The wider environmental cost of farming — emissions, water withdrawal, forest cover — is filed under Environment & Sustainability.
How the Food & Agriculture standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The food & agriculture method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Cereal Yield — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Dietary Energy Supply — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Agriculture Orientation Index — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 3 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kuwait’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kuwait (banner) — Jack Versloot, CC BY 2.0
- Serbia — Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malta — Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kuwait: Food & Agriculture — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kuwait/food