Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1959.
United Arab Emirates ranks 49th of 215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in United Arab Emirates was 0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1959.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.