Agricultural land — Area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Agricultural land — Area was 397.65 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in United Arab Emirates is 397.65 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 566 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 208 1000 ha, in 1961.
United Arab Emirates ranks 162nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 209 1000 ha | 208 1000 ha | 210 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 214.8 1000 ha | 212 1000 ha | 219 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 233 1000 ha | 223 1000 ha | 239 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 374 1000 ha | 285 1000 ha | 516 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 535.48 1000 ha | 390.51 1000 ha | 566 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 384.19 1000 ha | 376.7 1000 ha | 392.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 393.61 1000 ha | 389.8 1000 ha | 397.65 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 96.22 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 93.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 18.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 75.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 41.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.14 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 56.24 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in United Arab Emirates?
- Agricultural land — area in United Arab Emirates was 397.65 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 566 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 208 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for agricultural land — area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 162nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.