Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0131 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0131 kt per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0134 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +145601.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0131 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 22.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.0131 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 22.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +145601.2% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More climate change data for United Arab Emirates
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 20.45 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 556.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,039 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 37.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 113.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 113.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4265 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.0131 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.