Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
68th
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2100
All-time low
0.0%
in 1941
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in United Arab Emirates, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, share of global co₂ emissions and population in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.3% in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1941.
United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | -18.7% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1400 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1500 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 1600 | 0.0% | +32.0% |
| 1700 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1710 | 0.0% | -11.8% |
| 1720 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1730 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1740 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1750 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1760 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1770 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1780 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1790 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1800 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1801 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1802 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1803 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1804 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1805 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1806 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1807 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1808 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1809 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1811 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1812 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1813 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1814 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1815 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1816 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1817 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1818 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1819 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1820 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1821 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1822 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1823 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1824 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1825 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1826 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1827 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1828 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1829 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1830 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1831 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1832 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1833 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1834 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1835 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1836 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1837 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1838 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1839 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1840 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1841 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1842 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1843 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1844 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1845 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1846 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1847 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1848 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1849 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1850 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2027 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2028 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2029 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2031 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2032 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2034 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2035 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2036 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2037 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2038 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2039 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2040 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2041 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2042 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2043 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2044 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2045 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2046 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2047 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2048 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2049 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2050 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2051 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2052 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2053 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2054 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2055 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2056 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2057 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2058 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2059 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2060 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2061 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2062 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2063 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2064 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2065 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2066 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2067 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2068 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2069 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2070 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2071 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2072 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2073 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2074 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2075 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2076 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2077 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2078 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2079 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2080 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2081 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2082 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2083 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2084 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2085 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2086 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2087 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2088 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2089 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2090 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2091 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2092 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2093 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2094 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2095 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2096 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2097 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2098 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2099 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2100 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 12.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | +32.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions and population in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in United Arab Emirates was 0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2100.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1941.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 68th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.