Food Retail — Emissions in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Food Retail — Emissions was 3,006 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,006 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3,006 kt
in 2022
All-time low
641.44 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1990200620231990: 648 kt1991: 641.4 kt1992: 723.6 kt1993: 929.3 kt1994: 1.0k kt1995: 962.5 kt1996: 826.8 kt1997: 779.2 kt1998: 830.7 kt1999: 919.5 kt2000: 1.0k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.3k kt2003: 1.5k kt2004: 1.8k kt2005: 1.8k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.6k kt2008: 2.3k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 1.9k kt2011: 1.9k kt2012: 2.1k kt2013: 2.1k kt2014: 2.3k kt2015: 2.6k kt2016: 2.6k kt2017: 2.7k kt2018: 2.7k kt2019: 2.7k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.8k kt2022: 3.0k kt2023: 3.0k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 3,006 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3,006 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 641.44 kt, in 1991.

That places United Arab Emirates 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in United Arab Emirates, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 648.02 kt
1991 641.44 kt -1.0%
1992 723.58 kt +12.8%
1993 929.27 kt +28.4%
1994 1,036 kt +11.5%
1995 962.47 kt -7.1%
1996 826.81 kt -14.1%
1997 779.22 kt -5.8%
1998 830.69 kt +6.6%
1999 919.54 kt +10.7%
2000 1,041 kt +13.2%
2001 1,164 kt +11.8%
2002 1,291 kt +10.9%
2003 1,464 kt +13.4%
2004 1,779 kt +21.5%
2005 1,753 kt -1.5%
2006 1,811 kt +3.3%
2007 1,627 kt -10.1%
2008 2,334 kt +43.4%
2009 1,993 kt -14.6%
2010 1,943 kt -2.5%
2011 1,863 kt -4.1%
2012 2,139 kt +14.8%
2013 2,096 kt -2.0%
2014 2,263 kt +8.0%
2015 2,558 kt +13.0%
2016 2,585 kt +1.0%
2017 2,665 kt +3.1%
2018 2,658 kt -0.3%
2019 2,662 kt +0.1%
2020 2,598 kt -2.4%
2021 2,840 kt +9.3%
2022 3,006 kt +5.8%
2023 3,006 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 829.72 kt 641.44 kt 1,036 kt 10
2000s 1,626 kt 1,041 kt 2,334 kt 10
2010s 2,343 kt 1,863 kt 2,665 kt 10
2020s 2,863 kt 2,598 kt 3,006 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 21 Kazakhstan 3,381 kt compare
  2. 22 Turkmenistan 3,198 kt compare
  3. 23 France 3,149 kt compare
  4. 25 Philippines 2,917 kt compare
  5. 26 Uganda 2,807 kt compare
  6. 27 Oman 2,726 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in United Arab Emirates?
Food retail — emissions in United Arab Emirates was 3,006 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 3,006 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 641.44 kt in 1991.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for food retail — emissions?
United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf