Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 5.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 5.6 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 7.97 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.93 %, in 1961.
United Arab Emirates ranks 202nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.96 % | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 2.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.99 % | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 2.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 % | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 3.03 % | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 3.04 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 3.06 % | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 3.07 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.08 % | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.14 % | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.2 % | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.27 % | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.31 % | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.35 % | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.37 % | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 3.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.01 % | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 4.36 % | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 4.77 % | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 5 % | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 5.24 % | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 5.39 % | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 5.45 % | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.56 % | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6 % | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.27 % | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 7.7 % | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 7.91 % | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.97 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.8 % | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.73 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 7.69 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5 % | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 5.52 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.47 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.3 % | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.34 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.39 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5 % | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.51 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.52 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.59 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.6 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.94 % | 2.93 % | 2.96 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.03 % | 2.99 % | 3.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.28 % | 3.14 % | 3.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 % | 4.01 % | 7.27 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.54 % | 5.5 % | 7.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 % | 5.3 % | 5.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 % | 5.49 % | 5.6 % | 5 |
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -80.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -85.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0773 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0678 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in United Arab Emirates?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in United Arab Emirates was 5.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.93 % in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 202nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 — Share in 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.