Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,545 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,545 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 201 countries
All-time high
3,545 kt
in 2022
All-time low
947.45 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 947.5 kt1991: 969.2 kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.1k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.1k kt1996: 1.0k kt1997: 1.0k kt1998: 1.0k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.3k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.5k kt2003: 1.7k kt2004: 2.0k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 2.1k kt2007: 2.0k kt2008: 2.7k kt2009: 2.4k kt2010: 2.3k kt2011: 2.2k kt2012: 2.5k kt2013: 2.5k kt2014: 2.7k kt2015: 3.0k kt2016: 3.0k kt2017: 3.1k kt2018: 3.2k kt2019: 3.2k kt2020: 3.1k kt2021: 3.4k kt2022: 3.5k kt2023: 3.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Arab Emirates is 3,545 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3,545 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 947.45 kt, in 1990.

That places United Arab Emirates 34th out of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,069 kt 947.45 kt 1,227 kt 10
2000s 1,907 kt 1,267 kt 2,681 kt 10
2010s 2,783 kt 2,247 kt 3,170 kt 10
2020s 3,397 kt 3,122 kt 3,545 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 31 Haiti 4,158 kt compare
  2. 32 Kuwait 3,934 kt compare
  3. 33 Nigeria 3,702 kt compare
  4. 35 Kazakhstan 3,482 kt compare
  5. 36 Turkmenistan 3,383 kt compare
  6. 37 Oman 3,350 kt compare

See the full ranking of 256 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Arab Emirates?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in United Arab Emirates was 3,545 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 3,545 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 947.45 kt in 1990.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
United Arab Emirates ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.