Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — United Arab Emirates

Agricultural land in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 3,917 km². Ranked 150 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 88.3%.

2023 3,917 km² +0.04% vs 2022
World rank 150of 209
Period maximum 5,660 km²2002
Period minimum 2,080 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — United Arab Emirates, 1961–20232,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,080 km²1963: 2,080 km²1965: 2,090 km²1967: 2,100 km²1969: 2,100 km²1971: 2,120 km²1973: 2,130 km²1975: 2,150 km²1977: 2,170 km²1979: 2,190 km²1981: 2,270 km²1983: 2,320 km²1985: 2,350 km²1987: 2,380 km²1989: 2,390 km²1991: 3,100 km²1993: 3,550 km²1995: 3,830 km²1997: 3,950 km²1999: 5,160 km²2001: 5,620 km²2003: 5,540 km²2005: 5,570 km²2007: 5,326 km²2009: 3,879 km²2011: 3,885 km²2013: 3,794 km²2015: 3,828 km²2017: 3,838 km²2019: 3,904 km²2021: 3,916 km²2023: 3,917 km²
Change over the period: +1,837 (+88.32%) Average annual rate: 1.03 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 3,917 km²
World 47.92M km²
Western Asia computed 2.72M km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 3,917 +1 +0.04%
2022 3,916 +0 +0%
2021 3,916 +18 +0.45%
2020 3,898 −6 −0.15%
2019 3,904 +87 +2.27%
2018 3,818 −21 −0.53%
2017 3,838 +0 +0%
2016 3,838 +10 +0.26%
2015 3,828 +3 +0.08%
2014 3,825 +31 +0.82%
2013 3,794 +27 +0.72%
2012 3,767 −118 −3.04%
2011 3,885 −38 −0.97%
2010 3,923 +44 +1.13%
2009 3,879 −1,517 −28.11%
2008 5,396 +70 +1.31%
2007 5,326 −60 −1.11%
2006 5,386 −184 −3.3%
2005 5,570 +30 +0.54%
2004 5,540 +0 +0%
2003 5,540 −120 −2.12%
2002 5,660 +40 +0.71%
2001 5,620 +150 +2.74%
2000 5,470 +310 +6.01%
1999 5,160 +1,180 +29.65%
1998 3,980 +30 +0.76%
1997 3,950 +80 +2.07%
1996 3,870 +40 +1.04%
1995 3,830 +110 +2.96%
1994 3,720 +170 +4.79%
1993 3,550 +160 +4.72%
1992 3,390 +290 +9.35%
1991 3,100 +250 +8.77%
1990 2,850 +460 +19.25%
1989 2,390 +0 +0%
1988 2,390 +10 +0.42%
1987 2,380 +0 +0%
1986 2,380 +30 +1.28%
1985 2,350 +30 +1.29%
1984 2,320 +0 +0%
1983 2,320 +50 +2.2%
1982 2,270 +0 +0%
1981 2,270 +40 +1.79%
1980 2,230 +40 +1.83%
1979 2,190 +10 +0.46%
1978 2,180 +10 +0.46%
1977 2,170 +10 +0.46%
1976 2,160 +10 +0.47%
1975 2,150 +10 +0.47%
1974 2,140 +10 +0.47%
1973 2,130 +10 +0.47%
1972 2,120 +0 +0%
1971 2,120 +0 +0%
1970 2,120 +20 +0.95%
1969 2,100 +0 +0%
1968 2,100 +0 +0%
1967 2,100 +0 +0%
1966 2,100 +10 +0.48%
1965 2,090 +10 +0.48%
1964 2,080 +0 +0%
1963 2,080 +0 +0%
1962 2,080 +0 +0%
1961 2,080

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.