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
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
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 120 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.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 2.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More climate change data for United Arab Emirates
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 20.45 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 556.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,039 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 113.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 113.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4265 kt (2050)
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 120 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.