Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 29.03 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Arab Emirates, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 29.03 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in United Arab Emirates peaked at 90.11 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.9 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places United Arab Emirates 175th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.62 1000 ha | 30.86 1000 ha | 90.11 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.99 1000 ha | 20.22 1000 ha | 28.02 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.91 1000 ha | 19.9 1000 ha | 29.03 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 172 El Salvador 39.14 1000 ha compare
- 173 Guadeloupe 31.72 1000 ha compare
- 174 Vanuatu 29.46 1000 ha compare
- 176 Luxembourg 28.67 1000 ha compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 27.73 1000 ha compare
- 178 Kuwait 24.49 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 96.22 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 93.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 18.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 75.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 10.41 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 41.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.14 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 56.24 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in United Arab Emirates?
- Grassland — area from modis in United Arab Emirates was 29.03 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 90.11 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for grassland — area from modis?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 175th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.