Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Qatar
1.50 million tonnes
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
1.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar rank
166th
United Arab Emirates rank
168th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.50 million tonnes against 1.24 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 261,610 tonnes.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 166th and United Arab Emirates ranks 168th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 15 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -370.06 tonnes | -3,748 tonnes | 3,378 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1860s | -1,700 tonnes | -12,366 tonnes | 10,666 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1870s | -4,324 tonnes | -23,644 tonnes | 19,320 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1880s | -7,643 tonnes | -37,124 tonnes | 29,481 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1890s | -11,285 tonnes | -53,758 tonnes | 42,473 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1900s | -15,114 tonnes | -74,746 tonnes | 59,632 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1910s | -9,186 tonnes | -103,673 tonnes | 94,487 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1920s | 20,108 tonnes | -146,051 tonnes | 166,159 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1930s | 72,899 tonnes | -199,453 tonnes | 272,352 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1940s | 149,780 tonnes | -262,863 tonnes | 412,643 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1950s | 217,103 tonnes | -341,111 tonnes | 558,214 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1960s | 100,833 tonnes | -429,124 tonnes | 529,957 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1970s | 74,889 tonnes | -388,783 tonnes | 463,672 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1980s | 366,444 tonnes | -113,240 tonnes | 479,683 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1990s | 738,860 tonnes | 741,953 tonnes | 3,093 tonnes | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 939,050 tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 1.25 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 300,811 tonnes | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 210,738 tonnes | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
- Qatar, at 1.50 million tonnes against 1.24 million tonnes in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 261,610 tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Qatar ranks 166th and United Arab Emirates ranks 168th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.