Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 6,908 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in United Arab Emirates, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 6,908 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in United Arab Emirates peaked at 6,953 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,884 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places United Arab Emirates 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,884 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 6,887 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,896 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,911 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6,917 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,922 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,920 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,926 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6,926 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,922 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 6,923 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,934 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,944 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,948 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,953 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6,953 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,950 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,947 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,944 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,937 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,941 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,942 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,927 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6,908 1000 ha | -0.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 6,908 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.53 1000 ha, 13034.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 6,908 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9,557 1000 ha, 72% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,910 1000 ha | 6,884 1000 ha | 6,926 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,942 1000 ha | 6,922 1000 ha | 6,953 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,931 1000 ha | 6,908 1000 ha | 6,942 1000 ha | 5 |
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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in United Arab Emirates?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in United Arab Emirates was 6,908 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 6,953 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,884 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 36th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.