Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Kuwait
Kuwait: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 11.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Kuwait, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 11.5% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Kuwait peaked at 11.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 109th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.2% | — |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More climate change data for Kuwait
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0186 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Kuwait?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Kuwait was 11.5% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Kuwait ranks 109th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.