India vs United Arab Emirates: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
India
0.2702 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.2656 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
India rank
50th
United Arab Emirates rank
51st
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- India
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2702 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0046 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1959 it was India ahead.
India ranks 50th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2083 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0033 kilograms per international-$ | 0.205 kilograms per international-$ | India |
| 1960s | 0.2429 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2622 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0192 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.2679 kilograms per international-$ | 1.58 kilograms per international-$ | 1.31 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.3039 kilograms per international-$ | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8643 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.3467 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9319 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5852 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.3284 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4522 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1239 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.2996 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0283 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2714 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2887 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0173 kilograms per international-$ | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, India or United Arab Emirates?
- India, at 0.2702 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2656 kilograms per international-$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between India and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0046 kilograms per international-$, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United Arab Emirates?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
- How do India and United Arab Emirates rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- India ranks 50th and United Arab Emirates ranks 51st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).