Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 96.22 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in United Arab Emirates is 96.22 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 81.71 %, in 1994.
United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.91 % | 81.71 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.43 % | 82.71 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.55 % | 96.22 % | 100 % | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0037 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 55.57 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 53.87 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in United Arab Emirates?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in United Arab Emirates was 96.22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.71 % in 1994.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.