World Bank · Agriculture
United Arab Emirates: Forest area (% of land area)
4.57percent · 2024+1.0% since 2014
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for United Arab Emirates from 1990 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.565 | |
| 2023 | 4.561 | |
| 2022 | 4.556 | |
| 2021 | 4.551 | |
| 2020 | 4.547 | |
| 2019 | 4.542 | |
| 2018 | 4.537 | |
| 2017 | 4.532 | |
| 2016 | 4.528 | |
| 2015 | 4.523 | |
| 2014 | 4.518 | |
| 2013 | 4.514 | |
| 2012 | 4.509 | |
| 2011 | 4.504 | |
| 2010 | 4.499 | |
| 2009 | 4.493 | |
| 2008 | 4.486 | |
| 2007 | 4.48 | |
| 2006 | 4.474 | |
| 2005 | 4.467 | |
| 2004 | 4.461 | |
| 2003 | 4.454 | |
| 2002 | 4.448 | |
| 2001 | 4.441 | |
| 2000 | 4.435 | |
| 1999 | 4.435 | |
| 1998 | 4.434 | |
| 1997 | 4.434 | |
| 1996 | 4.434 | |
| 1995 | 4.434 | |
| 1994 | 4.433 | |
| 1993 | 4.433 | |
| 1992 | 4.433 | |
| 1991 | 4.432 | |
| 1990 | 4.432 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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