Brunei vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Brunei
78,882 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
78,883 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
31st
United Arab Emirates rank
30th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Brunei
  • United Arab Emirates
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 78,883 tonnes per square kilometre against 78,882 tonnes per square kilometre in Brunei, a difference of 1 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 30th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 7,202 tonnes per square kilometre 41.71 tonnes per square kilometre 7,160 tonnes per square kilometre Brunei
1970s 16,052 tonnes per square kilometre 2,417 tonnes per square kilometre 13,635 tonnes per square kilometre Brunei
1980s 26,253 tonnes per square kilometre 7,890 tonnes per square kilometre 18,362 tonnes per square kilometre Brunei
1990s 35,789 tonnes per square kilometre 15,884 tonnes per square kilometre 19,905 tonnes per square kilometre Brunei
2000s 47,244 tonnes per square kilometre 29,183 tonnes per square kilometre 18,061 tonnes per square kilometre Brunei
2010s 62,388 tonnes per square kilometre 53,674 tonnes per square kilometre 8,714 tonnes per square kilometre Brunei
2020s 75,387 tonnes per square kilometre 74,456 tonnes per square kilometre 930.92 tonnes per square kilometre Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Brunei or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 78,883 tonnes per square kilometre against 78,882 tonnes per square kilometre in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Brunei and United Arab Emirates?
1 tonnes per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brunei and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 30th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.