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 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
| 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 |
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More climate change data for United Arab Emirates
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 4.7% (2025)
- Population, total 11.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.9% (2025)
- Urban population 9.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 86.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 20.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.82 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 20.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 20.13 tonnes per person (2024)
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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.