Which has higher co₂ emissions embedded in trade, Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 37.64 million tonnes against 33.25 million tonnes in Pakistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?

4.40 million tonnes, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Pakistan

33.25 million tonnes

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

37.64 million tonnes

in 2023

Pakistan rank

18th

United Arab Emirates rank

17th

CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Pakistan
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 37.64 million tonnes against 33.25 million tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 4.40 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Pakistan ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.11 million tonnes	7.68 million tonnes	6.57 million tonnes	United Arab Emirates
2000s	11.61 million tonnes	24.99 million tonnes	13.37 million tonnes	United Arab Emirates
2010s	23.60 million tonnes	37.11 million tonnes	13.51 million tonnes	United Arab Emirates
2020s	30.29 million tonnes	29.28 million tonnes	1.02 million tonnes	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions embedded in trade, Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 37.64 million tonnes against 33.25 million tonnes in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?: 4.40 million tonnes, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for co₂ emissions embedded in trade?: Pakistan ranks 18th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes.