Agriculture & Rural in United Arab Emirates

32 indicators covering agriculture & rural for United Arab Emirates.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% 2023 down 37.6% 176th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% 2023 up 72.2% 170th
Rural population 14.0% 2025 down 10.4% 172nd
Rural population growth 3.7% 2025 down 13.2% 3rd
Rural population 1.62 million 2025 up 21.3% 110th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.8% 2024 up 23.0% 182nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.25 billion current US$ 2024 up 59.9% 98th
Land under cereal production 945 hectares 2023 up 4,400.0% 164th
Cereal yield 23,306 kg per hectare 2023 down 36.6% 2nd
Cereal production 22,014 metric tons 2023 up 2,751.5% 153rd
Fertilizer consumption 326.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 43.6% 17th
Land area 71,020 sq. km 2023 unchanged 118th
Agricultural land 3,917 sq. km 2023 up 3.2% 150th
Agricultural land 5.5% 2023 up 3.2% 194th
Arable land 50,384 hectares 2023 up 34.4% 158th
Permanent cropland 0.6% 2023 down 1.4% 138th
Arable land 0.7% 2023 up 34.4% 193rd
Arable land 0.0048 hectares per person 2023 down 1.4% 196th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 48.6% 184th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 1.8% 2025 down 46.5% 170th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.4% 2025 down 48.3% 170th
Average precipitation in depth 78 mm per year 2022 unchanged 178th
Crop production index 116.03 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 75.8% 61st
Food production index 124.86 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 61.5% 34th
Livestock production index 132.1 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 52.4% 30th
Forest area 4.5% 2023 unchanged 182nd
Forest area 3,173 sq. km 2023 unchanged 149th
Fertilizer consumption 1.8% 2023 down 46.5% 103rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 51.2% 2022 down 13.1% 103rd
Surface area 98,648 sq. km 2023 unchanged 110th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Agricultural irrigated land 24.0% 2023 up 14.6% 10th