Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.5088 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.5088 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.9128 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1304 tonnes per person, in 1961.
United Arab Emirates ranks 13th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1304 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.138 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1511 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1566 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1616 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2012 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1614 tonnes per person | -19.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2708 tonnes per person | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1627 tonnes per person | -39.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1605 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2179 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2364 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2223 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2719 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3039 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2955 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.252 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2718 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4156 tonnes per person | +52.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4283 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3446 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2872 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2477 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3201 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3251 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4062 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3837 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3306 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4654 tonnes per person | +40.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2903 tonnes per person | -37.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2397 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3286 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4091 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3788 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.499 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5082 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4167 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4805 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6212 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 0.529 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5997 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5201 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5474 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4789 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5711 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4721 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.45 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5307 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4822 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7984 tonnes per person | +65.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6763 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9128 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9065 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7379 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6508 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5685 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4945 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.483 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4754 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4991 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4771 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4913 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5088 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.5088 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.5088 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2503 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1704 tonnes per person | 0.1304 tonnes per person | 0.2708 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2648 tonnes per person | 0.1605 tonnes per person | 0.4156 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3539 tonnes per person | 0.2477 tonnes per person | 0.4654 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4172 tonnes per person | 0.2397 tonnes per person | 0.6212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5181 tonnes per person | 0.45 tonnes per person | 0.5997 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6704 tonnes per person | 0.4754 tonnes per person | 0.9128 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4941 tonnes per person | 0.4771 tonnes per person | 0.5088 tonnes per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.5088 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9128 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1304 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 13th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.