Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 93.96 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in United Arab Emirates is 93.96 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 93.96 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.1 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places United Arab Emirates 60th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 76 1000 ha | — |
| 2011 | 71.1 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 48.1 1000 ha | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 79.4 1000 ha | +65.1% |
| 2014 | 82.5 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 82.8 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.8 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 83.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.66 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.36 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 91.82 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.96 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 93.96 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.96 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.96 1000 ha | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 93.96 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.96 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 93.96 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 392 1000 ha, 24% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +65.1% | 48.1 1000 ha | 79.4 1000 ha |
| 2012 | -32.3% | 71.1 1000 ha | 48.1 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.35 1000 ha | 48.1 1000 ha | 92.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.53 1000 ha | 91.82 1000 ha | 93.96 1000 ha | 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in United Arab Emirates?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in United Arab Emirates was 93.96 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 93.96 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 60th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.