Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Pakistan
0.5%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.6%
in 2024
Pakistan rank
31st
United Arab Emirates rank
28th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Pakistan
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Pakistan ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.