Canada vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Canada
0.5%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4%
in 2024
Canada rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
27th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Canada
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 10 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Canada or United Arab Emirates?
- Canada, at 0.5% against 0.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Canada ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 211 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 from cement. 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) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.