| United Arab Emirates - AGRICULTURE |
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Agriculture
| The agricultural production has more than fourfolded over the last twenty years, with an annual growth rate of 12.6%. The United Arab Emirates' Union owns 21,194 farms and the agricultural development is due to very generous subsidies. If the petroleum is abundant, the water is rare. There are more than 35 dams which supply with 70 millions m3 of water per year and purification factories which produce 475 millions m3 of water per year. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 81,000 hectares in the United Arab Emirates. |
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Dates
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318
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42
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75,714
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Lemons
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18,137
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800
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226,712
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Mangoes
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9,655
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660
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146,288
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Potatoes
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4,5
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220
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209,091
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Wheat
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800
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550
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14,545
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Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Goats
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1,050,000
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Ovine races
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440
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Camels
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195
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Cattle
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85
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
86 Tm.
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114,219 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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