Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places United Arab Emirates 85th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 85th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.