Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.6 % against 4.25 % in Egypt, a difference of 1.35 %.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 205th and United Arab Emirates ranks 202nd of 220 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % | 2.94 % | 0.2711 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 2.76 % | 3.03 % | 0.269 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 2.51 % | 3.28 % | 0.769 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 3.09 % | 5.26 % | 2.17 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 3.49 % | 7.54 % | 4.05 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 3.77 % | 5.41 % | 1.63 % | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 4.1 % | 5.54 % | 1.44 % | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Egypt or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 5.6 % against 4.25 % in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.35 %, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Egypt ranks 205th and United Arab Emirates ranks 202nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.