Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
26th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023

0.20.30.40.50.60.71990200620231990: 0.242 %1991: 0.26 %1992: 0.279 %1993: 0.299 %1994: 0.34 %1995: 0.332 %1996: 0.329 %1997: 0.342 %1998: 0.401 %1999: 0.411 %2000: 0.336 %2001: 0.349 %2002: 0.337 %2003: 0.452 %2004: 0.467 %2005: 0.5 %2006: 0.558 %2007: 0.601 %2008: 0.691 %2009: 0.676 %2010: 0.65 %2011: 0.673 %2012: 0.69 %2013: 0.733 %2014: 0.73 %2015: 0.738 %2016: 0.732 %2017: 0.663 %2018: 0.673 %2019: 0.638 %2020: 0.631 %2021: 0.65 %2022: 0.673 %2023: 0.651 %

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates is 0.7%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.

That places United Arab Emirates 26th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates?
Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates was 0.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
United Arab Emirates ranks 26th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.