Electricity — Emissions in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Electricity — Emissions was 0.0232 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in United Arab Emirates, 1996–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.0232 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0232 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 kt, in 1996.
That places United Arab Emirates 26th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 kt | 0.0037 kt | 0.0059 kt | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 kt | 0.0064 kt | 0.013 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0173 kt | 0.0138 kt | 0.0209 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0226 kt | 0.0217 kt | 0.0232 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 0.0269 kt compare
- 24 Morocco 0.0253 kt compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0246 kt compare
- 27 Japan 0.0226 kt compare
- 28 Chile 0.0215 kt compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0212 kt compare
More climate change data for United Arab Emirates
- Share co2 vs population 0.2567 (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 vs gdp 20.13 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 5.82 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 20.13 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 20.13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in United Arab Emirates?
- Electricity — emissions in United Arab Emirates was 0.0232 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0232 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 kt in 1996.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for electricity — emissions?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 26th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.