Land use hidden — Forest in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Land use hidden — Forest was 3,173 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in United Arab Emirates is 3,173 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3,173 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,450 Square kilometres, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 128th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,450 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 2,514 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,579 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2,643 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 2,708 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,772 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2,837 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,901 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 2,965 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3,030 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3,094 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3,102 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,110 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3,118 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,126 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,134 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,142 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,149 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,157 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,165 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 3,173 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 3,173 Square kilometres is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,170 Square kilometres, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,740 Square kilometres | 2,450 Square kilometres | 3,030 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,130 Square kilometres | 3,094 Square kilometres | 3,165 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,173 Square kilometres | 3,173 Square kilometres | 3,173 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,173 Square kilometres | 3,173 Square kilometres | 3,173 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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 land use hidden — forest in United Arab Emirates?
- Land use hidden — forest in United Arab Emirates was 3,173 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3,173 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,450 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for land use hidden — forest?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata