Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Arab Emirates, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
In 2024, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Arab Emirates stood at 0 °C per person.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0 °C per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1964.
United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +169.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +147.6% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +48.0% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +28.4% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +24.7% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | -1.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0 °C per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0 °C per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 °C per person, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +169.9% | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person |
| 1970 | +147.6% | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person |
| 1971 | +48.0% | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person |
| 1972 | +28.4% | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Arab Emirates?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in United Arab Emirates was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1964.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.