Environment in United Arab Emirates

2,864 indicators covering environment for United Arab Emirates.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 11,378 t 2023 up 16.6% 64th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 5,688 1000 USD 2023 down 22.0% 67th
Share of land covered by forest 4.6% 2025 up 1.0% 183rd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 5,217 USD/m3 2023 up 38.5% 3rd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 90.28 USD/m3 2023 up 16.3% 70th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 1,437 % 2023 down 20.5% 2nd
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 1,229 t 2023 down 1.5% 114th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 2,799 1000 USD 2023 up 75.2% 101st
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 10,912 t 2023 up 164.5% 99th
NPK fertilizers — Import value 7,832 1000 USD 2023 up 117.4% 104th
Land use 91,704 hectares 2023 up 15.5% 160th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 48th
Dissolving wood pulp — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 55th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 619.11 % 2023 down 38.9% 4th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 807.41 % 2023 up 3.7% 2nd
Recovered paper — Production, per capita 0.0455 t per person 2024 down 18.5% 33rd
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 10.81 % 2023 down 38.0% 16th
Urea — Import value 2,400 1000 USD 2023 down 19.4% 119th
Urea — Import quantity 5,358 t 2023 down 16.9% 114th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 4.28 t per square kilometre 2023 up 23.6% 33rd
Hardboard — Export quantity 171 m3 2024 down 98.8% 67th
Hardboard — Export value 62 1000 USD 2024 down 98.7% 78th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 4.28 t per square kilometre 2023 up 23.6% 31st
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 1,815 t 2024 up 179.7% 31st
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 2,100 1000 USD 2024 up 376.2% 27th
Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.5% 65th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 4,606 m3 2024 up 66.8% 69th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 1,407 1000 USD 2024 down 22.1% 73rd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 25,785 1000 USD 2023 up 155.5% 46th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 90.59 USD/m3 2023 up 29.1% 27th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 29,615 t 2023 up 41.9% 50th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 24,704 1000 USD 2023 up 86.6% 33rd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 34,922 t 2023 up 64.2% 58th
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 1,757 t 2023 up 32.1% 97th
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 643.11 1000 USD 2023 up 85.7% 97th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 59,172 t 2023 up 2,361.9% 3rd
Potassium nitrate — Import value 48,398 1000 USD 2023 up 1,891.5% 4th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 1.47 USD/m3 2023 up 86.1% 27th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 13,610 hectares 2025 up 32.8% 141st
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 1,474 t 2023 up 59.2% 54th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 463.07 1000 USD 2023 up 30.9% 64th
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 2,698 t 2023 up 1,742.7% 81st
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 999.73 1000 USD 2023 up 972.0% 88th
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 180.24 t 2023 down 99.0% 104th
Other NP compounds — Import value 162.44 1000 USD 2023 down 98.6% 106th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 2,225 1000 USD 2023 up 36.5% 68th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 3,176 1000 USD 2023 up 49.0% 48th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import quantity 2,314 t 2023 up 26.3% 69th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 5,373 t 2023 up 48.5% 45th
Share using safely managed drinking water 98.6% 2024 up 0.1% 39th
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 149,823 people 2024 up 23.2% 99th
Drinking water service usage 98.6% 2024 up 0.1% 39th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.0245 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 39.2% 141st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.8237 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 31.2% 158th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 75.63 t 2023 down 30.4% 103rd
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 112.56 1000 USD 2023 up 57.7% 93rd
PK compounds — Import value 463.99 1000 USD 2023 up 18.1% 70th
PK compounds — Import quantity 557.15 t 2023 up 67.6% 56th
Sodium nitrate — Import value 35,605 1000 USD 2023 up 11,442.7% 1st
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 63,921 t 2023 up 13,113.3% 1st