Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Australia
17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Australia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 86.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 71.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 20.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 22.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 20.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 17.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Australia ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.