Arable land — all countries

Arable land — United Arab Emirates

Arable land in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 50,384 ha. Ranked 158 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 907.7%.

2023 50,384 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 158of 206
Period maximum 75,000 ha2002
Period minimum 5,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023020,00040,00060,00080,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,000 ha1963: 5,000 ha1965: 5,000 ha1967: 6,000 ha1969: 6,000 ha1971: 7,000 ha1973: 8,000 ha1975: 11,000 ha1977: 12,000 ha1979: 12,000 ha1981: 19,000 ha1983: 23,000 ha1985: 26,000 ha1987: 29,000 ha1989: 29,000 ha1991: 35,000 ha1993: 40,000 ha1995: 43,000 ha1997: 45,000 ha1999: 43,000 ha2001: 71,000 ha2003: 64,000 ha2005: 68,000 ha2007: 44,600 ha2009: 49,900 ha2011: 45,100 ha2013: 37,500 ha2015: 44,100 ha2017: 44,500 ha2019: 49,900 ha2021: 50,300 ha2023: 50,384 ha
Change over the period: +45,384 (+907.68%) Average annual rate: 3.8 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United Arab Emirates 50,384 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Middle East & North Africa computed 52.54M ha
Western Asia computed 37.99M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 50,384 +0 +0%
2022 50,384 +84 +0.17%
2021 50,300 +1,300 +2.65%
2020 49,000 −900 −1.8%
2019 49,900 +7,600 +17.97%
2018 42,300 −2,200 −4.94%
2017 44,500 +0 +0%
2016 44,500 +400 +0.91%
2015 44,100 +100 +0.23%
2014 44,000 +6,500 +17.33%
2013 37,500 +400 +1.08%
2012 37,100 −8,000 −17.74%
2011 45,100 −5,500 −10.87%
2010 50,600 +700 +1.4%
2009 49,900 −1,700 −3.29%
2008 51,600 +7,000 +15.7%
2007 44,600 −6,000 −11.86%
2006 50,600 −17,400 −25.59%
2005 68,000 +5,000 +7.94%
2004 63,000 −1,000 −1.56%
2003 64,000 −11,000 −14.67%
2002 75,000 +4,000 +5.63%
2001 71,000 +11,000 +18.33%
2000 60,000 +17,000 +39.53%
1999 43,000 +7,000 +19.44%
1998 36,000 −9,000 −20%
1997 45,000 −1,000 −2.17%
1996 46,000 +3,000 +6.98%
1995 43,000 +1,000 +2.38%
1994 42,000 +2,000 +5%
1993 40,000 +2,000 +5.26%
1992 38,000 +3,000 +8.57%
1991 35,000 +0 +0%
1990 35,000 +6,000 +20.69%
1989 29,000 +0 +0%
1988 29,000 +0 +0%
1987 29,000 +0 +0%
1986 29,000 +3,000 +11.54%
1985 26,000 +2,000 +8.33%
1984 24,000 +1,000 +4.35%
1983 23,000 +5,000 +27.78%
1982 18,000 −1,000 −5.26%
1981 19,000 +3,000 +18.75%
1980 16,000 +4,000 +33.33%
1979 12,000 +0 +0%
1978 12,000 +0 +0%
1977 12,000 +1,000 +9.09%
1976 11,000 +0 +0%
1975 11,000 +2,000 +22.22%
1974 9,000 +1,000 +12.5%
1973 8,000 +1,000 +14.29%
1972 7,000 +0 +0%
1971 7,000 +0 +0%
1970 7,000 +1,000 +16.67%
1969 6,000 +0 +0%
1968 6,000 +0 +0%
1967 6,000 +0 +0%
1966 6,000 +1,000 +20%
1965 5,000 +0 +0%
1964 5,000 +0 +0%
1963 5,000 +0 +0%
1962 5,000 +0 +0%
1961 5,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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