Environment in United Arab Emirates

2,864 indicators covering environment for United Arab Emirates.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Forest land — Share in Land area 4.57 % 2024 up 1.1% 216th
Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 334.9% 14th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 283.9% 14th
Other land — Area 6,362 1000 ha 2024 down 0.6% 75th
Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 82,761 t 2024 up 35,883.0% 37th
Chemical wood pulp — Export value 70,782 1000 USD 2024 up 33,446.0% 33rd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 18.3% 72nd
Veneer sheets — Production 2,000 m3 2024 down 33.3% 109th
Recovered paper — Export value 79,737 1000 USD 2024 down 4.0% 22nd
Recovered paper — Export quantity 393,448 t 2024 down 14.3% 27th
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 197.64 TJ 2024 165th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import quantity 490 t 2024 up 76.9% 59th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Import value 908 1000 USD 2024 up 120.4% 56th
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 1,652 TJ 2024 up 9.8% 139th
Municipal water withdrawal 2.76 billion cubic meters 2023 up 35.3% 33rd
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption 1,652 TJ 2024 up 9.8% 141st
Household and sanitary papers — Import quantity 35,802 t 2024 up 70.1% 35th
Household and sanitary papers — Import value 42,624 1000 USD 2024 up 51.7% 38th
Pulp for paper — Import value, per square kilometre 8.91 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 584.3% 5th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 7.7 t per square kilometre 2023 up 233.7% 7th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 8.9 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 593.9% 5th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 7.68 t per square kilometre 2023 up 237.1% 7th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 57.19 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 2.3% 8th
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate 10.44 % change on previous year 2024 down 74.9% 16th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 80,794 t 2024 up 37,132.3% 35th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 69,089 1000 USD 2024 up 36,072.2% 31st
Wood fuel — Import quantity 10,975 m3 2024 up 141.2% 35th
Wood fuel — Import value 2,413 1000 USD 2024 up 72.5% 31st
Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 8.91 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 584.0% 5th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 7.7 t per square kilometre 2023 up 233.5% 7th
Land use hidden — Forest 3,173 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 128th
Wood residues — Import quantity 1,776 m3 2024 down 86.1% 52nd
Wood residues — Import value 542 1000 USD 2024 down 87.3% 44th
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 113.61 2024 up 27.0% 46th
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number 89.32 2024 down 5.2% 70th
Charcoal — Energy consumption 1,652 TJ 2024 up 9.8% 67th
Annual freshwater withdrawals 2.26 billion billion cubic meters 2022 down 13.6% 86th
Household and sanitary papers — Production 120,000 t 2024 up 93.5% 43rd
Wood residues — Export quantity 87 m3 2024 down 76.0% 86th
Wood residues — Export value 21 1000 USD 2024 down 90.5% 79th
Wood fuel — Export quantity 2,902 m3 2024 up 1,070.2% 49th
Wood fuel — Export value 655 1000 USD 2024 up 644.3% 46th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 1,510 2022 down 13.6% 2nd
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 31,506 m3 2024 up 100.5% 48th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 16,387 1000 USD 2024 up 163.8% 33rd
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 186.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 50.1% 17th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 60,315 m3 2024 down 45.4% 44th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 11,381 1000 USD 2024 up 68.8% 43rd
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 60,315 m3 2024 down 45.4% 44th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 11,381 1000 USD 2024 up 68.8% 43rd
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 4 m3 2024 down 99.5% 122nd
Wood chips and particles — Export value 20 1000 USD 2024 down 92.6% 89th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 7,361 1000 USD 2024 up 53.4% 41st
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 12,941 m3 2024 up 82.2% 58th
Household and sanitary papers — Export quantity 128,323 t 2024 up 373.5% 8th
Household and sanitary papers — Export value 179,084 1000 USD 2024 up 371.5% 10th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 1,448 m3 2024 down 89.5% 104th
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 48,979 m3 2024 up 335.1% 39th
Wood chips and particles — Import value 6,319 1000 USD 2024 up 203.7% 35th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 6,797 1000 USD 2024 up 80.5% 62nd