United Arab Emirates
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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.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
3 051
Agricultural population
122
Non agricultural population
2 929
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
559 000
Irrigated surface area
76 000
Number of farms
n.c.
Number of tractors
380
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Dates | 760 | 186 | 4086 |
| Tomatoes | 240 | 2 | 104348 |
| Aubergines | 20 | 0 | 66667 |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds | 20 | 1 | 30303 |
| Onions dry | 16 | 1 | 23208 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 15000 |
| Goats | 1520 |
| Sheep | 580 |
| Camels | 250 |
| Cattle | 115 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| 610 | 89 900 | n.c. |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT