Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1959.
United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 194 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% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in United Arab Emirates was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1959.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.