United Arab Emirates - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in United Arab Emirates was 3,173 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,173 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,450 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 2,450
1991 2,514
1992 2,579
1993 2,643
1994 2,708
1995 2,772
1996 2,837
1997 2,901
1998 2,965
1999 3,030
2000 3,094
2001 3,102
2002 3,110
2003 3,118
2004 3,126
2005 3,134
2006 3,142
2007 3,149
2008 3,157
2009 3,165
2010 3,173
2011 3,173
2012 3,173
2013 3,173
2014 3,173
2015 3,173
2016 3,173
2017 3,173
2018 3,173
2019 3,173
2020 3,173

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in United Arab Emirates was 4.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 4.47 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.45 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3.45
1991 3.54
1992 3.63
1993 3.72
1994 3.81
1995 3.90
1996 3.99
1997 4.08
1998 4.18
1999 4.27
2000 4.36
2001 4.37
2002 4.38
2003 4.39
2004 4.40
2005 4.41
2006 4.42
2007 4.43
2008 4.45
2009 4.46
2010 4.47
2011 4.47
2012 4.47
2013 4.47
2014 4.47
2015 4.47
2016 4.47
2017 4.47
2018 4.47
2019 4.47
2020 4.47

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use