Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 39.91 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in United Arab Emirates, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United Arab Emirates is 39.91 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United Arab Emirates peaked at 51.56 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 39.91 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places United Arab Emirates 165th out of 245 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 51.56 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 51.39 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.09 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 48.16 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 45.43 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 43.4 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 42.81 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 42.48 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.37 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 42.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.3 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 42.03 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 41.67 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.51 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 41.32 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.22 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.52 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 40.2 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.14 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 40.09 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 40.07 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.06 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.91 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 39.91 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.7 1000 ha, 56% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 39.91 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.9 1000 ha, 55% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.04 1000 ha | 42.48 1000 ha | 51.56 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 41.55 1000 ha | 40.2 1000 ha | 42.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.98 1000 ha | 39.91 1000 ha | 40.14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.91 1000 ha | 39.91 1000 ha | 39.91 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 162 Puerto Rico 40.92 1000 ha compare
- 163 Georgia 40.46 1000 ha compare
- 164 Niger 40.17 1000 ha compare
- 166 Seychelles 39.05 1000 ha compare
- 167 Western Sahara 37.1 1000 ha compare
- 168 Republic of Moldova 35.93 1000 ha 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 inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United Arab Emirates?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in United Arab Emirates was 39.91 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 51.56 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.91 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 165th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. 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.