United Arab Emirates - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in United Arab Emirates was 3,818 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,660 in 2002 and a minimum value of 2,080 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 2,080
1962 2,080
1963 2,080
1964 2,080
1965 2,090
1966 2,100
1967 2,100
1968 2,100
1969 2,100
1970 2,120
1971 2,120
1972 2,120
1973 2,130
1974 2,140
1975 2,150
1976 2,160
1977 2,170
1978 2,180
1979 2,190
1980 2,230
1981 2,270
1982 2,270
1983 2,320
1984 2,320
1985 2,350
1986 2,380
1987 2,380
1988 2,390
1989 2,390
1990 2,850
1991 3,100
1992 3,390
1993 3,550
1994 3,720
1995 3,830
1996 3,870
1997 3,950
1998 3,980
1999 5,160
2000 5,470
2001 5,620
2002 5,660
2003 5,540
2004 5,540
2005 5,570
2006 5,386
2007 5,326
2008 5,396
2009 3,879
2010 3,923
2011 3,885
2012 3,767
2013 3,794
2014 3,825
2015 3,828
2016 3,838
2017 3,838
2018 3,818

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in United Arab Emirates was 5.38 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 7.97 in 2002, while its lowest value was 2.93 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 2.93
1962 2.93
1963 2.93
1964 2.93
1965 2.94
1966 2.96
1967 2.96
1968 2.96
1969 2.96
1970 2.99
1971 2.99
1972 2.99
1973 3.00
1974 3.01
1975 3.03
1976 3.04
1977 3.06
1978 3.07
1979 3.08
1980 3.14
1981 3.20
1982 3.20
1983 3.27
1984 3.27
1985 3.31
1986 3.35
1987 3.35
1988 3.37
1989 3.37
1990 4.01
1991 4.36
1992 4.77
1993 5.00
1994 5.24
1995 5.39
1996 5.45
1997 5.56
1998 5.60
1999 7.27
2000 7.70
2001 7.91
2002 7.97
2003 7.80
2004 7.80
2005 7.84
2006 7.58
2007 7.50
2008 7.60
2009 5.46
2010 5.52
2011 5.47
2012 5.30
2013 5.34
2014 5.39
2015 5.39
2016 5.40
2017 5.40
2018 5.38

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use