Canada vs United Arab Emirates: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Canada
0.0738 tonnes per person
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.0774 tonnes per person
in 2022
Canada rank
45th
United Arab Emirates rank
42nd

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0774 tonnes per person against 0.0738 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0036 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3936 tonnes per person 0.1364 tonnes per person 0.2572 tonnes per person Canada
1970s 0.4123 tonnes per person 0.3704 tonnes per person 0.042 tonnes per person Canada
1980s 0.3774 tonnes per person 0.2098 tonnes per person 0.1676 tonnes per person Canada
1990s 0.3006 tonnes per person 0.1274 tonnes per person 0.1733 tonnes per person Canada
2000s 0.1726 tonnes per person 0.1091 tonnes per person 0.0635 tonnes per person Canada
2010s 0.0955 tonnes per person 0.0922 tonnes per person 0.0033 tonnes per person Canada
2020s 0.0745 tonnes per person 0.0777 tonnes per person 0.0032 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Canada or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0774 tonnes per person against 0.0738 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Canada and United Arab Emirates?
0.0036 tonnes per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Canada ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.