Surface area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Surface area was 98,648 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 98,648 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 98,648 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 98,648 sq. km, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 110th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 98,648 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.62 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.25 billion current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 945 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 23,306 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 22,014 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in United Arab Emirates?
- Surface area in United Arab Emirates was 98,648 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 98,648 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,648 sq. km in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for surface area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 110th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.