Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 4.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Arab Emirates is 4.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 184th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4% | — |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 181 Saint Helena 5.2% compare
- 182 Turkmenistan 5.0% compare
- 183 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.8% compare
- 185 Tunisia 4.4% compare
- 186 Pakistan 4.1% compare
- 187 Tajikistan 3.1% 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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.1829 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Arab Emirates?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Arab Emirates was 4.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 184th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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