Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre

Netherlands
3,409 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
3,126 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands rank
15th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3,409 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,126 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 283 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 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 204 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 2,919 tonnes per square kilometre 35.64 tonnes per square kilometre 2,884 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 4,761 tonnes per square kilometre 440.01 tonnes per square kilometre 4,321 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 4,459 tonnes per square kilometre 618.6 tonnes per square kilometre 3,841 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 5,118 tonnes per square kilometre 969.4 tonnes per square kilometre 4,149 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 5,212 tonnes per square kilometre 1,711 tonnes per square kilometre 3,501 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 4,874 tonnes per square kilometre 2,927 tonnes per square kilometre 1,947 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 3,779 tonnes per square kilometre 3,005 tonnes per square kilometre 774.16 tonnes per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
Netherlands, at 3,409 tonnes per square kilometre against 3,126 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
283 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,625 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.