The number of people donating blood in in Abu Dhabi almost trebled in the space of a decade.
A total of 57,900 people rolled up their sleeves to give blood in 2018 - the most recent year figures were available for - up from 21,834 in 2008.
A report from the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre said the steady increase in donations reflected a growing awareness across the emirate of the life-saving potential of giving blood.
Medics said more donations are always needed to help meet a growing demand.
Rare blood in particular - such as O-, A- and AB- - is always required to hold in reserve.
"Yes we are satisfied with the numbers [of donors] but we are in continuous need of more blood," said Dr Naima Oumeziane, medical director of Abu Dhabi Blood Bank, in an interview with The National last year.
“We have to increase our blood collection because our needs are rising due to new hospitals opening, new transplant programmes and new technologies.”
