Share global forest in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share global forest was 0.0078 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0078
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
153rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0078
in 2025
All-time low
0.0072
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in United Arab Emirates is 0.0078, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0078 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0072, in 1990.
United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0072 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0073 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0076 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0078 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0078 | +0.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0078 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 74% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0078 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.005, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0073 | 0.0072 | 0.0074 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 | 0.0074 | 0.0076 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 | 0.0076 | 0.0077 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 | 0.0078 | 0.0078 | 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 share global forest in United Arab Emirates?
- Share global forest in United Arab Emirates was 0.0078 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share global forest?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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