Environment in United Arab Emirates 2,864 indicators covering environment for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 11.71 million SLC 2024 down 32.7% 153rd Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 3.19 million USD 2024 down 32.7% 160th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 2.75 million USD 2024 down 30.7% 160th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 1,542 1000 USD 2023 up 27.7% 53rd Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 5.42 1000 ha 2024 up 26.0% 123rd Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 1.36 % 2024 up 21.4% 84th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 2,128 t 2023 up 394.3% 46th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 0.17 t 2023 down 100.0% 161st Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 0.77 1000 USD 2023 down 99.8% 158th Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 7.04 t per square kilometre 2023 up 13.6% 20th Phosphate rock — Import value 270.91 1000 USD 2023 up 152.2% 55th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 0.02 % 2024 down 33.3% 163rd Phosphate rock — Import quantity 1,913 t 2023 up 234.1% 52nd Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 1,314 t 2023 down 43.8% 61st Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 1,054 1000 USD 2023 down 38.2% 54th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 436.76 million USD 2024 down 40.5% 66th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 374.34 million USD 2024 down 39.1% 66th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 0.0868 % 2024 down 58.9% 113th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.0914 2024 down 60.3% 75th Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 9,978 1000 USD 2024 down 21.9% 25th Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 32.5% 184th Water withdrawals per capita 462.27 cubic meters per person 2023 down 23.7% 64th Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 289.48 t 2023 up 75.6% 74th Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 150.47 1000 USD 2023 up 66.3% 73rd Packaging paper and paperboard — Production 184,000 t 2024 unchanged 60th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 186.07 2022 up 50.1% 17th Exported deforestation 0 hectares 2023 — 150th Imported deforestation 8,400 hectares 2023 down 57.6% 30th Deforestation embedded in trade 8,400 hectares 2023 down 57.6% 20th Consumption-based deforestation per person 7.89 square meters 2023 down 68.8% 44th Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 1.3 % 2021 up 18.2% 74th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.0001 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 32.5% 156th Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 54.2 Square kilometres 2024 up 26.0% 88th Industrial water withdrawal 37.00 million cubic meters 2023 down 19.1% 123rd Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 21,424 1000 USD 2023 down 0.7% 77th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 2,688 t 2023 down 3.0% 78th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,357 t 2016 — 31st Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 462 1000 USD 2016 — 33rd Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,088 t 2023 up 2,852.0% 100th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 6,168 1000 USD 2023 up 1,669.4% 100th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 7,028 t 2023 up 160.3% 50th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 28,431 1000 USD 2023 up 181.2% 47th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 5,983 t 2023 up 477.6% 41st Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 7,855 1000 USD 2023 up 138.0% 86th Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 49 Patents 2023 up 58.9% 35th Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 48,306 1000 USD 2024 up 463.5% 17th 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 — 80th Case materials — Production 184,000 t 2024 unchanged 46th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,489 t 2016 up 266.7% 43rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 1,706 1000 USD 2016 up 331.9% 43rd Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 10.21 t 2023 down 82.5% 86th Hazardous pesticides — Import value 46.47 1000 USD 2023 down 76.1% 89th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 389.8 Hectares 2020 down 0.6% 132nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 49 Hectares 2020 down 3.2% 137th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 89.8 Hectares 2020 down 2.7% 136th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 317.3 Hectares 2020 unchanged 128th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 7,102 Hectares 2020 unchanged 109th Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export quantity 2,154 t 2024 up 8,516.0% 32nd Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Export value 1,615 1000 USD 2024 up 7,240.9% 29th Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 54.19 Square kilometres 2023 up 30.6% 93rd ← Previous Page 21 of 48 Next →