Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 23.31 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 23.31 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 35.12 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.39 tonnes per person, in 2002.
That places United Arab Emirates 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.87 tonnes per person | 29.02 tonnes per person | 33.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.74 tonnes per person | 22.39 tonnes per person | 35.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.64 tonnes per person | 25.24 tonnes per person | 33.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.98 tonnes per person | 23.31 tonnes per person | 24.67 tonnes per person | 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 23.31 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 35.12 tonnes per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.39 tonnes per person in 2002.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.