Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 14.14 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates is 14.14 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.14 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.39 %, in 1965.
United Arab Emirates ranks 164th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6 % | 2.39 % | 2.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.46 % | 3.3 % | 5.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.34 % | 7.17 % | 12.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.92 % | 8.33 % | 12.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.51 % | 10.03 % | 13.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.43 % | 9.85 % | 12.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3 % | 12.57 % | 14.14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 161 Sudan (former) 14.48 % compare
- 162 Kazakhstan 14.29 % compare
- 163 Uruguay 14.19 % compare
- 165 Chile 13.19 % compare
- 166 Guyana 13.17 % compare
- 167 South Africa 12.46 % compare
More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- 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, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0111 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 500,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 500,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 121,727 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 40,552 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in United Arab Emirates was 14.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.14 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 % in 1965.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 164th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Arable land — 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.