United Arab Emirates: Forest area, percent

The latest value from 2023 is 4.5 percent, unchanged from 4.5 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 31.6 percent, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 1990 to 2023 is 4.3 percent. The minimum value, 3.4 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 4.5 percent was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: 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.