Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre

Netherlands
3,562 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
3,126 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3,562 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,126 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 436 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 192 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 2,963 tonnes per square kilometre 35.61 tonnes per square kilometre 2,928 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 4,780 tonnes per square kilometre 440.17 tonnes per square kilometre 4,340 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 4,516 tonnes per square kilometre 619.18 tonnes per square kilometre 3,897 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 5,248 tonnes per square kilometre 972.14 tonnes per square kilometre 4,275 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 5,427 tonnes per square kilometre 1,711 tonnes per square kilometre 3,716 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 5,047 tonnes per square kilometre 2,926 tonnes per square kilometre 2,121 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 3,934 tonnes per square kilometre 3,005 tonnes per square kilometre 929.29 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
Netherlands, at 3,562 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,126 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
436 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,987 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.