Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Australia
16.04 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
20.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 20.13 tonnes per person against 16.04 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 4.09 tonnes per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.73 tonnes per person | -0.0481 tonnes per person | 27.77 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 28.46 tonnes per person | 9.74 tonnes per person | 18.72 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 16.14 tonnes per person | 58.3 tonnes per person | 42.16 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 18.79 tonnes per person | 32.33 tonnes per person | 13.54 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 21.82 tonnes per person | 28.13 tonnes per person | 6.31 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 25.63 tonnes per person | 25.5 tonnes per person | 0.1364 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.87 tonnes per person | 25.15 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 16.98 tonnes per person | 20.92 tonnes per person | 3.93 tonnes per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 20.13 tonnes per person against 16.04 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 4.09 tonnes per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Australia ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.