| Climate | We have desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 5.618 million tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 150 million cubic meters (2022 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 2.297 billion cubic meters (2022) |
| Industrial | 55 million cubic meters (2022) |
| Agricultural | 2.466 billion cubic meters (2022) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 5.5% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.7% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.6% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 4.2% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 4.5% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 90% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 87.8% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.008 million Dubai, 1.831 million Sharjah, 1.567 million ABU DHABI (capital) (2023). |
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