Years colonized in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Years colonized was 80 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
80
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 159 countries
All-time high
80
in 1971
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in United Arab Emirates, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 80 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in United Arab Emirates peaked at 80 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places United Arab Emirates 71st out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in United Arab Emirates, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 1 —
1893 2 +100.0%
1894 3 +50.0%
1895 4 +33.3%
1896 5 +25.0%
1897 6 +20.0%
1898 7 +16.7%
1899 8 +14.3%
1900 9 +12.5%
1901 10 +11.1%
1902 11 +10.0%
1903 12 +9.1%
1904 13 +8.3%
1905 14 +7.7%
1906 15 +7.1%
1907 16 +6.7%
1908 17 +6.2%
1909 18 +5.9%
1910 19 +5.6%
1911 20 +5.3%
1912 21 +5.0%
1913 22 +4.8%
1914 23 +4.5%
1915 24 +4.3%
1916 25 +4.2%
1917 26 +4.0%
1918 27 +3.8%
1919 28 +3.7%
1920 29 +3.6%
1921 30 +3.4%
1922 31 +3.3%
1923 32 +3.2%
1924 33 +3.1%
1925 34 +3.0%
1926 35 +2.9%
1927 36 +2.9%
1928 37 +2.8%
1929 38 +2.7%
1930 39 +2.6%
1931 40 +2.6%
1932 41 +2.5%
1933 42 +2.4%
1934 43 +2.4%
1935 44 +2.3%
1936 45 +2.3%
1937 46 +2.2%
1938 47 +2.2%
1939 48 +2.1%
1940 49 +2.1%
1941 50 +2.0%
1942 51 +2.0%
1943 52 +2.0%
1944 53 +1.9%
1945 54 +1.9%
1946 55 +1.9%
1947 56 +1.8%
1948 57 +1.8%
1949 58 +1.8%
1950 59 +1.7%
1951 60 +1.7%
1952 61 +1.7%
1953 62 +1.6%
1954 63 +1.6%
1955 64 +1.6%
1956 65 +1.6%
1957 66 +1.5%
1958 67 +1.5%
1959 68 +1.5%
1960 69 +1.5%
1961 70 +1.4%
1962 71 +1.4%
1963 72 +1.4%
1964 73 +1.4%
1965 74 +1.4%
1966 75 +1.4%
1967 76 +1.3%
1968 77 +1.3%
1969 78 +1.3%
1970 79 +1.3%
1971 80 +1.3%
1972 80 +0.0%
1973 80 +0.0%
1974 80 +0.0%
1975 80 +0.0%
1976 80 +0.0%
1977 80 +0.0%
1978 80 +0.0%
1979 80 +0.0%
1980 80 +0.0%
1981 80 +0.0%
1982 80 +0.0%
1983 80 +0.0%
1984 80 +0.0%
1985 80 +0.0%
1986 80 +0.0%
1987 80 +0.0%
1988 80 +0.0%
1989 80 +0.0%
1990 80 +0.0%
1991 80 +0.0%
1992 80 +0.0%
1993 80 +0.0%
1994 80 +0.0%
1995 80 +0.0%
1996 80 +0.0%
1997 80 +0.0%
1998 80 +0.0%
1999 80 +0.0%
2000 80 +0.0%
2001 80 +0.0%
2002 80 +0.0%
2003 80 +0.0%
2004 80 +0.0%
2005 80 +0.0%
2006 80 +0.0%
2007 80 +0.0%
2008 80 +0.0%
2009 80 +0.0%
2010 80 +0.0%
2011 80 +0.0%
2012 80 +0.0%
2013 80 +0.0%
2014 80 +0.0%
2015 80 +0.0%
2016 80 +0.0%
2017 80 +0.0%
2018 80 +0.0%
2019 80 +0.0%
2020 80 +0.0%
2021 80 +0.0%
2022 80 +0.0%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 80 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 80 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1893 +100.0% 1 2
1894 +50.0% 2 3
1895 +33.3% 3 4
1896 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 3.6 0 8 10
1900s 13.5 9 18 10
1910s 23.5 19 28 10
1920s 33.5 29 38 10
1930s 43.5 39 48 10
1940s 53.5 49 58 10
1950s 63.5 59 68 10
1960s 73.5 69 78 10
1970s 79.9 79 80 10
1980s 80 80 80 10
1990s 80 80 80 10
2000s 80 80 80 10
2010s 80 80 80 10
2020s 80 80 80 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in United Arab Emirates?
Years colonized in United Arab Emirates was 80 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 80 in 1971.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for years colonized?
United Arab Emirates ranks 71st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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