Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 9.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in United Arab Emirates is 9.3%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in United Arab Emirates peaked at 9.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1998.
United Arab Emirates ranks 210th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in United Arab Emirates was 9.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1998.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 210th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.