Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.1609 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates is 0.1609, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0512, in 1999.
That places United Arab Emirates 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9318 | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8677 | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8159 | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8119 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7598 | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7079 | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6495 | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5639 | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5697 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5102 | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.574 | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5559 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3874 | -30.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4352 | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3747 | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.345 | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2472 | -28.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2075 | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2343 | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2486 | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1793 | -27.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2018 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2404 | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2562 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2811 | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2938 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.213 | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1825 | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2139 | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1678 | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1376 | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1366 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1368 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1191 | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1189 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0919 | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0722 | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0512 | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0553 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1086 | +96.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1213 | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1125 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1015 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1112 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0919 | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0822 | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.09 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0908 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0864 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2113 | +144.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1844 | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1813 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1598 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1383 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1389 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1479 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1402 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1634 | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.152 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1494 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1608 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1609 | +0.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1609 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1609 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2216, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +144.5% | 0.0864 | 0.2113 |
| 2001 | +96.4% | 0.0553 | 0.1086 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7898 | 0.5639 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4207 | 0.2075 | 0.574 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2331 | 0.1793 | 0.2938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1246 | 0.0512 | 0.2139 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0965 | 0.0553 | 0.1213 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1552 | 0.0864 | 0.2113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1558 | 0.1494 | 0.1609 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in United Arab Emirates was 0.1609 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0512 in 1999.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).