United Arab Emirates

GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 76,609.20 Int. Dollar Population (2021): 9,365,145 HDI (2021): 0.91
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 32
Score: 60.7
Vulnerability 0.371
Readiness 0.585

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of United Arab Emirates places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but United Arab Emirates is well positioned to adapt. United Arab Emirates is the 132nd most vulnerable country and the 30th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Ranking
52
51
53
52
52
52
47
44
49
49
50
45
41
40
42
41
40
37
34
32
32
33
32
33
32
32
32
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2002 to 2021 Score
Vulnerability
0.371
Food
0.346
Projected change of cereal yields
0.758
Projected population change
0.284
Food import dependency
0.079
Rural population
0.137
Agriculture capacity
0.474
Child malnutrition
-
Water
0.400
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
1.000
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0.998
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.316
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.212
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.658
Dependency on external resource for health services
0
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.700
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.008
Ecosystem Services
0.464
Projected change of biome distribution
0.553
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.308
Natural capital dependency
0.017
Ecological footprint
0.610
Protected biome
0.412
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.883
Human Habitat
0.335
Projected change of warm periods
0.286
Projected change of flood hazard
0.534
Urban concentration
0.863
Age dependency ratio
0.075
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.251
Paved roads
0
Infrastructure
0.363
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.377
Dependency on imported energy
0
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0
Disaster preparedness
-