Environment in United Arab Emirates

2,864 indicators covering environment for United Arab Emirates.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 55.09 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% 125th
Temporary crops — Area 14.82 1000 ha 2024 up 10.6% 185th
Temporary fallow — Area 41.42 1000 ha 2024 up 35.4% 131st
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 0 1000 ha 2024 187th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 22,919 t 2024 up 77.6% 30th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 12,669 1000 USD 2024 up 79.1% 33rd
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 76,176 m3 2024 down 22.0% 37th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 26,094 1000 USD 2024 down 14.1% 39th
Case materials — Import quantity 355,266 t 2024 up 55.2% 27th
Case materials — Import value 174,034 1000 USD 2024 up 40.0% 30th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 238,008 1000 USD 2024 up 123.2% 27th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 773,038 t 2024 up 63.3% 25th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 580,181 1000 USD 2024 up 65.4% 31st
Cartonboard — Import quantity 260,644 t 2024 up 52.1% 28th
Cartonboard — Import value 272,225 1000 USD 2024 up 78.3% 30th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 14,624 1000 USD 2024 up 27.0% 46th
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 11,399 1000 USD 2024 up 253.9% 32nd
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 247,779 t 2024 up 237.7% 45th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 184,242 1000 USD 2024 up 301.8% 46th
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 211,326 1000 USD 2024 up 78.5% 29th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 134,209 t 2024 up 123.4% 26th
Wrapping papers — Import value 121,253 1000 USD 2024 up 81.5% 29th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 552,910 1000 USD 2024 up 82.9% 33rd
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 12,783 1000 USD 2024 down 40.5% 55th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0277 t per person 2024 down 9.3% 47th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.9% 77th
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 13,314 t 2024 up 62.1% 54th
Wrapping papers — Export value 18,222 1000 USD 2024 up 110.7% 53rd
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 54,456 1000 USD 2024 up 62.4% 19th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 111,956 1000 USD 2024 up 59.2% 37th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 55,032 1000 USD 2024 down 45.9% 49th
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 501,884 1000 USD 2024 up 202.8% 18th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0277 t per person 2024 down 9.3% 43rd
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 4.9% 74th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 1.04 million 1000 USD 2024 up 90.1% 22nd
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 360,455 1000 USD 2024 up 78.3% 21st
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 51,068 1000 USD 2024 up 17.9% 32nd
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 60,897 1000 USD 2024 down 8.5% 42nd
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 25th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 8,222 t 2024 up 1,357.8% 32nd
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 3,587 1000 USD 2024 up 234.6% 35th
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 49.09 2021 down 44.0% 10th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 333,616 t 2024 up 5,464.0% 14th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 319,443 1000 USD 2024 up 4,453.7% 18th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 1,484 t 2024 up 12,266.7% 25th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 1,381 1000 USD 2024 up 7,572.2% 24th
Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre 7.04 t per square kilometre 2023 up 13.6% 26th
Case materials — Export quantity 204,825 t 2024 up 558.6% 38th
Case materials — Export value 87,361 1000 USD 2024 up 443.8% 40th
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services 99 % 2024 up 1.0% 23rd
Cartonboard — Export quantity 21,418 t 2024 down 36.0% 46th
Cartonboard — Export value 75,072 1000 USD 2024 up 274.2% 40th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export quantity 21,784 t 2024 up 106.0% 26th
Printing and writing papers, coated — Export value 63,686 1000 USD 2024 up 493.1% 23rd
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Export quantity 8,598 t 2024 up 1,537.7% 26th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Export value 7,334 1000 USD 2024 up 920.0% 26th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding -1.07 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 94th