Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture value added share of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture value added share of gdp in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.
United Arab Emirates ranks 193rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.7% | — |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 39% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.0%, 18% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +28.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 190 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
- 191 Belgium 0.8% compare
- 192 Denmark 0.7% compare
- 194 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare
- 195 Switzerland 0.6% compare
- 196 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% compare
- 196 United Kingdom 0.6% compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -7.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 285.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2593 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 208.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in United Arab Emirates was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 193rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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