Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Australia
15.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
20.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 20.21 tonnes per person against 15.75 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 4.46 tonnes per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.43 tonnes per person | 9.74 tonnes per person | 18.68 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 16.19 tonnes per person | 58.3 tonnes per person | 42.11 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 18.83 tonnes per person | 32.33 tonnes per person | 13.49 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 21.93 tonnes per person | 28.13 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 25.77 tonnes per person | 25.5 tonnes per person | 0.2761 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 24 tonnes per person | 25.42 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 16.97 tonnes per person | 21.18 tonnes per person | 4.2 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 20.21 tonnes per person against 15.75 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 4.46 tonnes per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.