Arable land

50 (thousand hectares) in 2021

In 2021, arable land for United Arab Emirates was 50 thousand hectares. Arable land of United Arab Emirates increased from 7 thousand hectares in 1972 to 50 thousand hectares in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 4.89%.

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Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for “Arable land” are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable.

Date Value Change, %
2021 50 2.65%
2020 49 -1.80%
2019 50 17.97%
2018 42 -4.94%
2017 45 0.00%
2016 45 0.91%
2015 44 0.23%
2014 44 17.33%
2013 38 1.08%
2012 37 -17.74%
2011 45 -10.87%
2010 51