Kuwait
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In spite of effort consented by Kuwait to develop the farming sector, it represented only 1% of the GDP in 1997. This situation results more from the nature of the climate and of the Kuwaiti soil than from investments operated to improve the agricultural production returns.
In 1997, Kuwait imported 1.027 billion dollars of foodstuffs. The fishing sector has not yet recovered of the catastrophic situation caused by the Gulf War in 1991.
Main Kuwaiti agricultural productions are fruits and vegetables, white and red meats and eggs.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
2 521
Agricultural population
27
Non agricultural population
2 494
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
154 000
Irrigated surface area
13 000
Number of farms
n.c.
Number of tractors
105
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| nc. | nc. | nc. | nc. |
Source :
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 32500 |
| Sheep | 900 |
| Goats | 150 |
| Cattle | 28 |
| Camels | 5 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| n.c. | 2 993 | 185 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT