Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.68 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates stood at 1.68 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.68 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,992 tonnes, in 1959.
That places United Arab Emirates 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 10,992 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 1 |
| 1960s | 140,641 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 417,506 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.85 million tonnes | 956,114 tonnes | 37.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 115.03 million tonnes | 46.35 million tonnes | 192.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 305.46 million tonnes | 209.90 million tonnes | 390.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 564.46 million tonnes | 437.40 million tonnes | 716.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 774.31 million tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.68 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 from oil in United Arab Emirates?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates was 1.68 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 from oil recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,992 tonnes in 1959.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.