Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 4.19 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in United Arab Emirates stood at 4.19 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in United Arab Emirates peaked at 4.19 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.21 %, in 1990.
That places United Arab Emirates 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 % | 1.21 % | 1.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 % | 1.27 % | 2.55 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 % | 2.69 % | 3.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 % | 3.69 % | 4.19 % | 6 |
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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)
- Inland waters — Area 18.21 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in United Arab Emirates?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in United Arab Emirates was 4.19 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 % in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.