Cropland per person over the long term in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0081 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0081
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
186th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.863
in 1000
All-time low
0.0079
in 2018
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long term in United Arab Emirates, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in United Arab Emirates is 0.0081, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.863 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0079, in 2018.
United Arab Emirates ranks 186th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long term in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.863 | — |
| 1100 | 0.832 | -3.6% |
| 1200 | 0.7984 | -4.0% |
| 1300 | 0.7618 | -4.6% |
| 1400 | 0.7212 | -5.3% |
| 1500 | 0.6756 | -6.3% |
| 1600 | 0.6227 | -7.8% |
| 1700 | 0.5589 | -10.2% |
| 1710 | 0.5516 | -1.3% |
| 1720 | 0.5442 | -1.3% |
| 1730 | 0.5366 | -1.4% |
| 1740 | 0.5287 | -1.5% |
| 1750 | 0.5206 | -1.5% |
| 1760 | 0.5122 | -1.6% |
| 1770 | 0.5036 | -1.7% |
| 1780 | 0.4947 | -1.8% |
| 1790 | 0.4854 | -1.9% |
| 1800 | 0.4757 | -2.0% |
| 1810 | 0.4657 | -2.1% |
| 1820 | 0.4551 | -2.3% |
| 1830 | 0.4441 | -2.4% |
| 1840 | 0.4325 | -2.6% |
| 1850 | 0.4202 | -2.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4072 | -3.1% |
| 1870 | 0.3933 | -3.4% |
| 1880 | 0.3783 | -3.8% |
| 1890 | 0.3621 | -4.3% |
| 1900 | 0.3442 | -4.9% |
| 1910 | 0.3242 | -5.8% |
| 1920 | 0.3015 | -7.0% |
| 1930 | 0.2746 | -8.9% |
| 1940 | 0.2411 | -12.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1943 | -19.4% |
| 1951 | 0.1882 | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1817 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1746 | -3.9% |
| 1954 | 0.167 | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1586 | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1492 | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1384 | -7.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1256 | -9.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1095 | -12.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0864 | -21.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0791 | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0711 | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0637 | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0577 | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0599 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0623 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0587 | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0546 | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0491 | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.051 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0407 | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0338 | -16.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0314 | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0295 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0281 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0254 | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0234 | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0219 | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0207 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0226 | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0249 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0235 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0263 | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.025 | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0259 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0264 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0248 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.024 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0227 | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0304 | +33.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0313 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0341 | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0352 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0366 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0353 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.035 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0362 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0355 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0746 | +110.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0814 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0808 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0771 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0695 | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0658 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0632 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0501 | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0427 | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0391 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0129 | -67.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.008 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0081 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.863 | 0.863 | 0.863 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.832 | 0.832 | 0.832 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.7984 | 0.7984 | 0.7984 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7618 | 0.7618 | 0.7618 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7212 | 0.7212 | 0.7212 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6756 | 0.6756 | 0.6756 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.6227 | 0.6227 | 0.6227 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5589 | 0.5589 | 0.5589 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5516 | 0.5516 | 0.5516 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5442 | 0.5442 | 0.5442 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5366 | 0.5366 | 0.5366 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5287 | 0.5287 | 0.5287 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5206 | 0.5206 | 0.5206 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5122 | 0.5122 | 0.5122 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5036 | 0.5036 | 0.5036 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4947 | 0.4947 | 0.4947 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4854 | 0.4854 | 0.4854 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4757 | 0.4757 | 0.4757 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4657 | 0.4657 | 0.4657 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4551 | 0.4551 | 0.4551 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4441 | 0.4441 | 0.4441 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4325 | 0.4325 | 0.4325 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4202 | 0.4202 | 0.4202 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4072 | 0.4072 | 0.4072 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3933 | 0.3933 | 0.3933 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3783 | 0.3783 | 0.3783 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3621 | 0.3621 | 0.3621 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3442 | 0.3442 | 0.3442 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3242 | 0.3242 | 0.3242 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3015 | 0.3015 | 0.3015 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2746 | 0.2746 | 0.2746 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2411 | 0.2411 | 0.2411 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1587 | 0.1095 | 0.1943 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0643 | 0.0491 | 0.0864 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0306 | 0.0207 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0246 | 0.0226 | 0.0264 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0384 | 0.0304 | 0.0746 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0583 | 0.0129 | 0.0814 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 | 0.0079 | 0.0123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 | 0.008 | 0.0081 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.7694 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.7694 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in United Arab Emirates?
- Cropland per person over the long term in United Arab Emirates was 0.0081 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.863 in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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