United Arab Emirates
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry in United Arab Emirates, 2022.
2022 at a glance
- Total
- 207 million tonnes30th of 164 countries in 2022
- Per person
- 20.2 tonnes6th of 164 countries in 2022
- Per unit of GDP
- 0.266 kg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP)51st of 164 countries in 2022
In 2024, the latest year with a total, United Arab Emirates emitted 222 million tonnes.
The trend
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry in United Arab Emirates was 222 million tonnes in 2024, 328% more than in 1990. The highest yearly total between 1959 and 2024 was 228 million tonnes, in 2016.
Show the data as a table
| Year | Million tonnes |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.011 |
| 1965 | 0.022 |
| 1970 | 15.2 |
| 1975 | 31.0 |
| 1980 | 36.9 |
| 1985 | 49.8 |
| 1990 | 51.9 |
| 1995 | 72.9 |
| 2000 | 112 |
| 2005 | 115 |
| 2010 | 186 |
| 2015 | 225 |
| 2020 | 215 |
| 2024 | 222 |
By source, 2022
| Source | Million tonnes |
|---|---|
| Coal | 3.94 |
| Oil | 60.8 |
| Gas | 134 |
| Cement | 6.14 |
| Gas flaring | 1.74 |
Compared with
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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