Cropland — Area per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.01 ha/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in United Arab Emirates is 0.01 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.07 ha/cap in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.01 ha/cap, in 2009.
United Arab Emirates ranks 234th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.06 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.06 ha/cap | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.03 ha/cap | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.03 ha/cap | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.03 ha/cap | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 ha/cap | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 ha/cap | +133.3% |
| 2000 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 ha/cap | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.01 ha/cap | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.01 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 10% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.01 ha/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.04 ha/cap, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0533 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.029 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.023 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.035 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.052 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 234 Cayman Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Maldives 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Malta 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Northern Mariana Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Qatar 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Seychelles 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 United States Virgin Islands 0.01 ha/cap compare
- 234 Western Sahara 0.01 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Cropland — area per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.01 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 ha/cap in 1999.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 ha/cap in 2009.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cropland — area per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 234th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.