Wheat — Area harvested in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Wheat — Area harvested was 10 ha in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2008, wheat — area harvested in United Arab Emirates stood at 10 ha.
The figure is down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1,547 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 122nd out of 124 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 12 ha | — |
| 1978 | 165 ha | +1275.0% |
| 1979 | 350 ha | +112.1% |
| 1980 | 376 ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 375 ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 890 ha | +137.3% |
| 1983 | 900 ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 952 ha | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 970 ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 991 ha | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 790 ha | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 673 ha | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 624 ha | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 1,298 ha | +108.0% |
| 1991 | 1,547 ha | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 1,373 ha | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 891 ha | -35.1% |
| 1994 | 567 ha | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 558 ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 503 ha | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 58 ha | -88.5% |
| 1998 | 50 ha | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 51 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 56 ha | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 45 ha | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 34 ha | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 6 ha | -82.4% |
| 2004 | 10 ha | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 12 ha | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 10 ha | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 ha | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 10 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 214,750 ha, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 10 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63,748 ha, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1275.0% | 12 ha | 165 ha |
| 1982 | +137.3% | 375 ha | 890 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.7 ha | 0 ha | 350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 754.1 ha | 375 ha | 991 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 689.6 ha | 50 ha | 1,547 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.44 ha | 6 ha | 56 ha | 9 |
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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 wheat — area harvested in United Arab Emirates?
- Wheat — area harvested in United Arab Emirates was 10 ha in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1,547 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for wheat — area harvested?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd out of 124 countries with data for 2008.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. 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, published as part of Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.