Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 5.83 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 5.83 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates peaked at 5.83 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, -10,552 tonnes, in 1961.
That places United Arab Emirates 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -6,009 tonnes | -6,009 tonnes | -6,009 tonnes | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.61 million tonnes | -10,552 tonnes | 22.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 171.63 million tonnes | 37.99 million tonnes | 335.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 560.64 million tonnes | 372.26 million tonnes | 775.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 827.10 million tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.81 billion tonnes | 2.87 billion tonnes | 4.76 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.40 billion tonnes | 4.97 billion tonnes | 5.83 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates was 5.83 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,552 tonnes in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.