Forest area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Forest area was 324,580 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in United Arab Emirates stood at 324,580 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 324,580 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 314,770 hectares, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 314,860 hectares | 314,770 hectares | 314,950 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 317,031 hectares | 314,970 hectares | 319,092 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,055 hectares | 319,550 hectares | 322,564 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 323,740 hectares | 322,900 hectares | 324,580 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 264.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 37.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1113 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in United Arab Emirates?
- Forest area in United Arab Emirates was 324,580 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 324,580 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,770 hectares in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for forest area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.