Agriculture from the UAE (1)
- UAE agriculture is underdeveloped and accounts for 0.6% in the country’s GDP structure in 2020.
- The UAE is̨ a desert country. Agricultural land accounts for̨ 4.6% of the country’s area, with arable land accounting for 0.6%, permanent plantations 0.5% and permanent grassland 3.6%. It is estimated̨ that there are currently 160,000 hectares of agricultural land in the country.
- In the UAE, seafood and poultry production has developed̨. To a lesser extent, camel meat, goat meat and beef̨ are also produced̨.