Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 23.63 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates is 23.63 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates peaked at 24 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.77 %, in 2012.
That places United Arab Emirates 9th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.37 % | — |
| 2011 | 18.3 % | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 12.77 % | -30.2% |
| 2013 | 20.93 % | +63.9% |
| 2014 | 21.57 % | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 21.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.83 % | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.66 % | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 23.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 24 % | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 23.99 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.65 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 23.63 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.38 % | 12.77 % | 23.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.77 % | 23.56 % | 24 % | 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0027 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 18.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates was 23.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 24 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.77 % in 2012.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 9th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.