Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in United Arab Emirates, 2001–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 167.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
United Arab Emirates ranks 78th of 179 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in United Arab Emirates was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.0%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.