FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Kuwait

According to FAOSTAT, Kuwait produced 35,266 t of cereals, 252,097 t of vegetables, 111,410 t of fruit, 117,908 t of meat and 59,077 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were dates (102,213 t), tomatoes (81,655 t) and cucumbers (53,682 t).

Market prices in Kuwait

Products recorded: 62
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in lettuce and chicory (+69%), followed by potatoes (−66%).

Livestock numbers: 32,136 cattle, 737,547 sheep and 220,640 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All vegetables	252,097	116	0.02%	−16%
All meat	117,908	122	0.03%	+24%
All fruit	111,410	134	0.01%	−12%
All eggs	77,604	66	0.08%	+18%
All milk	59,077	134	0.01%	−6.4%
All cereals	35,266	149	0%	−34%
All roots and tubers	16,012	158	0%	−66%
All citrus fruit	481	126	0%	+18%
All sugar crops	5	137	0%	—

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Dates	102,213	14	1.03%	−11%
Tomatoes	81,655	83	0.04%	−6.9%
Hen eggs	77,604	66	0.08%	+18%
Chicken meat	62,000	98	0.05%	+34%
Cucumbers	53,682	55	0.06%	−3.4%
Cow milk	52,680	132	0.01%	−11%
Sheep meat	50,246	39	0.44%	+15%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	31,893	107	0.01%	−39%
Maize	30,030	118	0%	−38%
Eggplants	22,271	47	0.04%	−15%
Potatoes	15,980	124	0%	−66%
Chillies and peppers, green	15,358	78	0.03%	+17%
Lettuce and chicory	14,509	50	0.05%	+69%
Pumpkins and squash	12,353	83	0.04%	−23%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	11,376	32	0.52%	+15%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	9,480	34	0.48%	+15%
Cauliflower and broccoli	7,602	58	0.03%	−35%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	6,471	92	0.02%	0.0%
Goat milk	6,100	84	0.03%	+53%
Cabbages	5,694	110	0.01%	−47%
Barley	5,181	90	0%	−5.5%
Sheep fat, unrendered	2,939	32	0.46%	+15%
Camel meat	2,429	24	0.37%	+49%
Onions, dry	2,076	127	0%	−69%
Beef (cattle meat)	1,859	155	0%	−1.5%
Okra	1,656	39	0.01%	−70%
Goat meat	1,375	97	0.02%	+13%
Other beans, green	1,361	75	0.01%	−60%
Wool, greasy	996	59	0.06%	+64%
Tea, packed	949	63	0.01%	—
Spring onions and shallots	943	37	0.02%	—
Melons	909	81	0%	−70%
Watermelons	852	110	0%	−46%
Olives	755	37	0%	+1,118%
Groundnut oil	533	71	0.01%	+0.9%
Leeks	509	43	0.02%	—
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	452	46	0.01%	+6.4%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	321	126	0%	−1.5%
Sheep milk	297	73	0%	+0.3%
Oranges	276	107	0%	+82%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	237	131	0%	−1.2%
Buttermilk, dry	229	84	0.03%	—
Grapes	215	87	0%	+134%
Carrots and turnips	214	122	0%	−75%
Lemons and limes	205	96	0%	−20%
Spinach	193	59	0%	−84%
Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen	175	27	0.18%	+50%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	163	97	0.01%	+12%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	163	96	0.01%	+12%
Strawberries	142	77	0%	−46%
Broad beans and horse beans, green	89	51	0.01%	−77%
Papayas	85	68	0%	—
Fat of camels	73	27	0.25%	+49%
Wheat	55	120	0%	−1.8%
Cattle fat, unrendered	47	132	0%	−2.1%
Goat fat, unrendered	47	92	0.01%	+15%
Mangoes and guavas	43	98	0%	—
Green garlic	36	102	0%	−81%
Sweet potatoes	32	110	0%	—
Soya bean oil	12	105	0%	−76%
Sugar cane	5	94	0%	—
Peas, green	2	83	0%	—

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	59,418,000	52	0.21%	+34%
Sheep	737,547	86	0.05%	+17%
Goats	220,640	107	0.02%	+44%
Cattle	32,136	164	0%	+18%
Camels	15,745	34	0.04%	+71%
Horses	1,159	127	0%	+7.3%

Kuwait among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Kuwait, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Kuwait had 4.9 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Dates	20.7	1.22	17.0×
Tomatoes	16.5	23.1	0.7×
Hen eggs	15.7	11.5	1.4×
Chicken meat	12.6	15.7	0.8×
Cucumbers	10.9	10.8	1.0×
Cow milk	10.7	97.7	0.1×
Sheep meat	10.2	1.41	7.2×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	6.46	34.5	0.2×
Maize	6.09	149	0.0×
Eggplants	4.51	7.05	0.6×
Potatoes	3.24	47.8	0.1×
Chillies and peppers, green	3.11	5.49	0.6×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Kuwait reported exports of 44 and imports of 169 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Whole milk, evaporated	47,776	USD 68.6 m	1.44	6 of 80
Raw milk of cattle	19,285	USD 18.3 m	0.95	37 of 110
Skim milk and whey powder	9,484	USD 7.4 m	0.78	30 of 110
Whole milk, condensed	4,058	USD 6.3 m	1.56	23 of 104
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	2,153	USD 3.3 m	1.53	51 of 107
Skim milk of cows	5,217	USD 3.1 m	0.59	27 of 91
Bananas	3,586	USD 2.8 m	0.78	60 of 107
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	912	USD 1.8 m	1.92	75 of 123
Lemons and limes	1,717	USD 1.6 m	0.93	53 of 123
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines	1,757	USD 1.4 m	0.82	48 of 107

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	151,618	USD 456 m	3.01	26 of 189
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled	24,756	USD 208 m	8.38	14 of 178
Wheat	498,262	USD 158 m	0.32	64 of 176
Barley	553,740	USD 136 m	0.25	13 of 132
Cheese from whole cow milk	21,740	USD 126 m	5.81	48 of 192
Whole milk powder	15,512	USD 102 m	6.60	35 of 190
Butter of cow milk	9,973	USD 70.9 m	7.11	34 of 189
Yoghurt	39,852	USD 69.9 m	1.75	2 of 48
Maize (corn)	198,910	USD 69.6 m	0.35	69 of 190
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled	12,215	USD 68.5 m	5.60	26 of 169

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Kuwait?

By volume, the largest products of Kuwait in 2024 were dates (102,213 t), tomatoes (81,655 t), hen eggs (77,604 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Kuwait the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 14th, for dates.

How much dates does Kuwait produce per person?

About 20.7 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 1.22 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Kuwait export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were whole milk, evaporated (USD 68.6 m), raw milk of cattle (USD 18.3 m), skim milk and whey powder (USD 7.4 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Kuwait import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 456 m), meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (USD 208 m), wheat (USD 158 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.