Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1379 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in United Arab Emirates, 1962–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in United Arab Emirates is 0.1379 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in United Arab Emirates peaked at 80.26 tonnes per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1962.
United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.03 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 80.26 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 49.41 tonnes per person | 21.39 tonnes per person | 63.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.43 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 17.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9086 tonnes per person | 0.3809 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4141 tonnes per person | 0.2371 tonnes per person | 0.7175 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2218 tonnes per person | 0.1624 tonnes per person | 0.2977 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1651 tonnes per person | 0.1379 tonnes per person | 0.1901 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 21 New Zealand 0.1865 tonnes per person compare
- 22 United States 0.1775 tonnes per person compare
- 23 Ecuador 0.1706 tonnes per person compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 0.1361 tonnes per person compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1183 tonnes per person compare
- 27 Bulgaria 0.1025 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in United Arab Emirates?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in United Arab Emirates was 0.1379 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 80.26 tonnes per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.