Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 49.88 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
49.88
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 240 countries
All-time high
49.88
in 2018
All-time low
5.87
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 49.88 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in United Arab Emirates peaked at 49.88 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.87, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 107th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.87 | — |
| 2001 | 17.64 | +200.5% |
| 2002 | 17.64 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.64 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.64 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.64 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.64 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.19 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 19.19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.19 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.19 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.79 | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 25.07 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.82 | +46.9% |
| 2015 | 36.82 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.83 | +29.9% |
| 2018 | 49.88 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 49.88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.88 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.88 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.88 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.88 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.88 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.88 | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 49.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 95% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 49.88 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.74, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.93 | 5.87 | 19.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.63 | 19.19 | 49.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.88 | 49.88 | 49.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0261 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.22 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in United Arab Emirates?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in United Arab Emirates was 49.88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 49.88 in 2018.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.87 in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 107th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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