So emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 874,177 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
874,177
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
19th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.55 million
in 2018
All-time low
0.0536
in 1939
Years of data
273
1750–2022

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates, 1750–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates is 874,177, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.55 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0536, in 1939.

United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for So emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 1.3 —
1751 1.31 +0.4%
1752 1.31 +0.4%
1753 1.32 +0.4%
1754 1.32 +0.4%
1755 1.33 +0.4%
1756 1.34 +0.4%
1757 1.34 +0.4%
1758 1.35 +0.4%
1759 1.35 +0.4%
1760 1.36 +0.4%
1761 1.36 +0.4%
1762 1.37 +0.4%
1763 1.37 +0.4%
1764 1.38 +0.4%
1765 1.38 +0.4%
1766 1.39 +0.4%
1767 1.39 +0.4%
1768 1.4 +0.4%
1769 1.41 +0.4%
1770 1.41 +0.4%
1771 1.42 +0.4%
1772 1.42 +0.4%
1773 1.43 +0.4%
1774 1.43 +0.4%
1775 1.44 +0.4%
1776 1.44 +0.4%
1777 1.45 +0.4%
1778 1.45 +0.4%
1779 1.46 +0.4%
1780 1.47 +0.4%
1781 1.47 +0.4%
1782 1.48 +0.4%
1783 1.48 +0.4%
1784 1.49 +0.4%
1785 1.49 +0.4%
1786 1.5 +0.4%
1787 1.5 +0.4%
1788 1.51 +0.4%
1789 1.52 +0.4%
1790 1.52 +0.4%
1791 1.53 +0.4%
1792 1.53 +0.4%
1793 1.54 +0.4%
1794 1.54 +0.4%
1795 1.55 +0.4%
1796 1.55 +0.4%
1797 1.56 +0.4%
1798 1.56 +0.4%
1799 1.57 +0.3%
1800 1.58 +0.3%
1801 1.58 +0.4%
1802 1.59 +0.4%
1803 1.59 +0.3%
1804 1.6 +0.3%
1805 1.6 +0.3%
1806 1.61 +0.3%
1807 1.61 +0.3%
1808 1.62 +0.3%
1809 1.62 +0.3%
1810 1.63 +0.3%
1811 1.64 +0.4%
1812 1.64 +0.3%
1813 1.65 +0.3%
1814 1.65 +0.3%
1815 1.66 +0.3%
1816 1.66 +0.3%
1817 1.67 +0.3%
1818 1.68 +0.3%
1819 1.68 +0.3%
1820 1.69 +0.3%
1821 1.69 +0.3%
1822 1.7 +0.3%
1823 1.7 +0.3%
1824 1.71 +0.3%
1825 1.71 +0.3%
1826 1.72 +0.3%
1827 1.72 +0.3%
1828 1.73 +0.3%
1829 1.74 +0.3%
1830 1.74 +0.3%
1831 1.75 +0.3%
1832 1.75 +0.3%
1833 1.76 +0.3%
1834 1.76 +0.3%
1835 1.77 +0.3%
1836 1.77 +0.3%
1837 1.78 +0.3%
1838 1.78 +0.3%
1839 1.79 +0.3%
1840 1.79 +0.3%
1841 1.8 +0.3%
1842 1.8 +0.3%
1843 1.81 +0.3%
1844 1.81 +0.3%
1845 1.82 +0.3%
1846 1.82 +0.3%
1847 1.83 +0.3%
1848 1.83 +0.3%
1849 1.84 +0.3%
1850 1.84 +0.3%
1851 1.85 +0.3%
1852 1.85 +0.3%
1853 1.86 +0.3%
1854 1.86 +0.3%
1855 1.87 +0.2%
1856 1.87 +0.2%
1857 1.88 +0.2%
1858 1.88 +0.2%
1859 1.88 +0.2%
1860 1.89 +0.2%
1861 1.89 -0.2%
1862 1.88 -0.2%
1863 1.88 -0.2%
1864 1.87 -0.2%
1865 1.87 -0.2%
1866 1.87 -0.2%
1867 1.86 -0.2%
1868 1.86 -0.2%
1869 1.86 -0.2%
1870 1.85 -0.2%
1871 1.85 -0.2%
1872 1.85 -0.2%
1873 1.84 -0.2%
1874 1.84 -0.2%
1875 1.83 -0.2%
1876 1.83 -0.2%
1877 1.83 -0.2%
1878 1.82 -0.2%
1879 1.82 -0.2%
1880 1.81 -0.2%
1881 1.81 -0.3%
1882 1.8 -0.3%
1883 1.8 -0.3%
1884 1.79 -0.3%
1885 1.79 -0.3%
1886 1.78 -0.3%
1887 1.78 -0.3%
1888 1.77 -0.3%
1889 1.77 -0.3%
1890 1.77 -0.3%
1891 1.76 -0.3%
1892 1.75 -0.3%
1893 1.75 -0.3%
1894 1.74 -0.3%
1895 1.74 -0.3%
1896 1.73 -0.3%
1897 1.73 -0.3%
1898 1.72 -0.3%
1899 1.72 -0.3%
1900 1.71 -0.3%
1901 1.66 -2.9%
1902 1.61 -3.0%
1903 1.56 -3.1%
1904 1.51 -3.1%
1905 1.46 -3.2%
1906 1.42 -3.3%
1907 1.37 -3.4%
1908 1.32 -3.5%
1909 1.27 -3.6%
1910 1.23 -3.7%
1911 1.19 -3.2%
1912 1.15 -3.3%
1913 1.11 -3.4%
1914 1.07 -3.5%
1915 1.03 -3.7%
1916 0.9918 -3.9%
1917 0.9518 -4.0%
1918 0.9117 -4.2%
1919 0.8715 -4.4%
1920 0.8311 -4.6%
1921 0.7906 -4.9%
1922 0.75 -5.1%
1923 0.7092 -5.4%
1924 0.6684 -5.8%
1925 0.6274 -6.1%
1926 0.5865 -6.5%
1927 0.5454 -7.0%
1928 0.5043 -7.5%
1929 0.4632 -8.2%
1930 0.4221 -8.9%
1931 0.3809 -9.8%
1932 0.3398 -10.8%
1933 0.2987 -12.1%
1934 0.2576 -13.7%
1935 0.2166 -15.9%
1936 0.1757 -18.9%
1937 0.1349 -23.2%
1938 0.0942 -30.2%
1939 0.0536 -43.1%
1940 0.054 +0.6%
1941 0.0543 +0.6%
1942 0.0547 +0.6%
1943 0.055 +0.6%
1944 0.0553 +0.6%
1945 0.0557 +0.6%
1946 0.056 +0.6%
1947 0.0564 +0.6%
1948 0.0567 +0.6%
1949 0.057 +0.6%
1950 0.0574 +0.6%
1951 0.0546 -4.8%
1952 0.0547 +0.1%
1953 0.0558 +2.1%
1954 0.057 +2.1%
1955 0.0576 +1.0%
1956 0.0575 -0.2%
1957 0.057 -0.9%
1958 0.0566 -0.7%
1959 16.62 +29280.5%
1960 16.75 +0.8%
1961 16.89 +0.8%
1962 93.15 +451.6%
1963 231.3 +148.3%
1964 767.57 +231.8%
1965 1,136 +48.0%
1966 1,474 +29.7%
1967 1,623 +10.1%
1968 2,184 +34.6%
1969 2,792 +27.8%
1970 4,427 +58.6%
1971 5,418 +22.4%
1972 6,965 +28.6%
1973 9,062 +30.1%
1974 11,178 +23.4%
1975 15,260 +36.5%
1976 24,585 +61.1%
1977 43,855 +78.4%
1978 46,229 +5.4%
1979 61,265 +32.5%
1980 178,027 +190.6%
1981 215,161 +20.9%
1982 251,638 +17.0%
1983 264,275 +5.0%
1984 324,364 +22.7%
1985 443,713 +36.8%
1986 533,843 +20.3%
1987 552,917 +3.6%
1988 645,718 +16.8%
1989 667,000 +3.3%
1990 673,038 +0.9%
1991 893,085 +32.7%
1992 897,630 +0.5%
1993 903,601 +0.7%
1994 985,001 +9.0%
1995 980,116 -0.5%
1996 969,400 -1.1%
1997 1.01 million +4.0%
1998 985,158 -2.3%
1999 949,856 -3.6%
2000 958,424 +0.9%
2001 1.10 million +14.5%
2002 1.07 million -2.5%
2003 1.17 million +9.1%
2004 1.26 million +8.3%
2005 1.35 million +6.8%
2006 1.42 million +5.5%
2007 1.35 million -5.1%
2008 1.29 million -4.7%
2009 1.09 million -15.4%
2010 1.30 million +19.4%
2011 1.18 million -9.5%
2012 1.19 million +1.0%
2013 1.15 million -2.9%
2014 1.25 million +8.0%
2015 1.33 million +6.9%
2016 1.46 million +9.2%
2017 1.42 million -2.3%
2018 1.55 million +8.8%
2019 1.38 million -11.1%
2020 775,786 -43.6%
2021 805,635 +3.8%
2022 874,177 +8.5%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 874,177 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 33.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 874,177 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 108,993, 8.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes 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.

YearChange FromTo
1959 +29280.5% 0.0566 16.62
1962 +451.6% 16.89 93.15
1964 +231.8% 231.3 767.57
1980 +190.6% 61,265 178,027
1963 +148.3% 93.15 231.3
1977 +78.4% 24,585 43,855

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 1.33 1.3 1.35 10
1760s 1.38 1.36 1.41 10
1770s 1.44 1.41 1.46 10
1780s 1.49 1.47 1.52 10
1790s 1.55 1.52 1.57 10
1800s 1.6 1.58 1.62 10
1810s 1.66 1.63 1.68 10
1820s 1.71 1.69 1.74 10
1830s 1.76 1.74 1.79 10
1840s 1.82 1.79 1.84 10
1850s 1.86 1.84 1.88 10
1860s 1.87 1.86 1.89 10
1870s 1.84 1.82 1.85 10
1880s 1.79 1.77 1.81 10
1890s 1.74 1.72 1.77 10
1900s 1.49 1.27 1.71 10
1910s 1.05 0.8715 1.23 10
1920s 0.6476 0.4632 0.8311 10
1930s 0.2374 0.0536 0.4221 10
1940s 0.0555 0.054 0.057 10
1950s 1.71 0.0546 16.62 10
1960s 1,033 16.75 2,792 10
1970s 22,824 4,427 61,265 10
1980s 407,666 178,027 667,000 10
1990s 924,484 673,038 1.01 million 10
2000s 1.21 million 958,424 1.42 million 10
2010s 1.32 million 1.15 million 1.55 million 10
2020s 818,533 775,786 874,177 3

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 16 Australia 1.05 million compare
  2. 17 Singapore 1.03 million compare
  3. 18 Uzbekistan 1.02 million compare
  4. 20 Philippines 867,955 compare
  5. 21 Iraq 773,825 compare
  6. 22 Bangladesh 646,979 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates?
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in United Arab Emirates was 874,177 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 1.55 million in 2018.
What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0536 in 1939.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
United Arab Emirates ranks 19th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
So emissions by world region in million tonnes
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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