Inland waters — Area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Inland waters — Area was 18.21 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in United Arab Emirates is 18.21 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 28.6 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.21 1000 ha, in 2014.
United Arab Emirates ranks 147th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.6 1000 ha | 28.6 1000 ha | 28.6 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.6 1000 ha | 28.6 1000 ha | 28.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.6 1000 ha | 28.6 1000 ha | 28.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.7 1000 ha | 21.27 1000 ha | 28.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.71 1000 ha | 18.55 1000 ha | 21.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.31 1000 ha | 18.21 1000 ha | 18.55 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.21 1000 ha | 18.21 1000 ha | 18.21 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in United Arab Emirates?
- Inland waters — area in United Arab Emirates was 18.21 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.21 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for inland waters — area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 waters — Area. 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.