Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 425.54 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 425.54 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 50.4% on the previous year and up 1,908.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in United Arab Emirates peaked at 425.54 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.17 Square kilometres, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 81st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.17 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 21.18 Square kilometres | +159.3% |
| 2015 | 49.54 Square kilometres | +133.9% |
| 2020 | 282.88 Square kilometres | +471.0% |
| 2022 | 425.54 Square kilometres | +50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.17 Square kilometres | 8.17 Square kilometres | 8.17 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.36 Square kilometres | 21.18 Square kilometres | 49.54 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 354.21 Square kilometres | 282.88 Square kilometres | 425.54 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in United Arab Emirates?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in United Arab Emirates was 425.54 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 425.54 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,908.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation