United Arab Emirates CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
200,558,970
tons
Year-over-Year
+4.08%
increase
Global Share
0.51%
Per Capita
19.45
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in the United Arab Emirates were 200,558,970 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 4.08% over the previous year, representing an increase by 7,862,526 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 192,696,444 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in the United Arab Emirates are equivalent to 19.45 tons per person, an increase by 0.54 over the figure of 18.92 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 2.8% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of the United Arab Emirates
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 200,558,970 | 4.08% | 19.45 | 0.51% |
| 2023 | 192,696,444 | −1.27% | 18.92 | 0.49% |
| 2022 | 195,184,009 | −2.12% | 19.4 | 0.51% |
| 2021 | 199,420,992 | 1.91% | 20.07 | 0.52% |
| 2020 | 195,674,236 | −1.1% | 19.94 | 0.54% |
| 2019 | 197,849,360 | 5.64% | 20.43 | 0.52% |
| 2018 | 187,285,348 | −8.38% | 19.63 | 0.49% |
| 2017 | 204,422,709 | −3.77% | 21.75 | 0.55% |
| 2016 | 212,430,541 | 2.7% | 22.92 | 0.58% |
| 2015 | 206,851,875 | 4.41% | 22.6 | 0.57% |
| 2014 | 198,113,781 | 1.57% | 21.84 | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 195,053,358 | 5.43% | 21.66 | 0.54% |
| 2012 | 185,010,293 | 4.37% | 20.79 | 0.52% |
| 2011 | 177,257,234 | 3.08% | 20.44 | 0.51% |
| 2010 | 171,952,920 | 4% | 20.79 | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 165,336,872 | 0.66% | 21.57 | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 164,251,886 | 19.77% | 23.82 | 0.51% |
| 2007 | 137,144,091 | 7.82% | 22.69 | 0.43% |
| 2006 | 127,197,214 | 3.87% | 24.26 | 0.41% |
| 2005 | 122,461,281 | 6.47% | 26.74 | 0.41% |
| 2004 | 115,019,664 | 5.7% | 28.14 | 0.40% |
| 2003 | 108,819,556 | 5.12% | 29.08 | 0.39% |
| 2002 | 103,518,397 | 2.23% | 29.52 | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 101,259,310 | 14.47% | 30.44 | 0.39% |
| 2000 | 88,456,930 | −0.78% | 28.04 | 0.34% |
| 1999 | 89,152,449 | 3.09% | 29.84 | 0.36% |
| 1998 | 86,478,134 | 2.58% | 30.47 | 0.35% |
| 1997 | 84,301,610 | 4.22% | 31.22 | 0.34% |
| 1996 | 80,890,830 | 4.51% | 31.46 | 0.33% |
| 1995 | 77,402,543 | 6.66% | 31.61 | 0.33% |
| 1994 | 72,568,529 | 10.1% | 31.16 | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 65,914,121 | 5.42% | 29.86 | 0.29% |
| 1992 | 62,522,409 | −3.4% | 29.96 | 0.28% |
| 1991 | 64,722,216 | 13.77% | 32.85 | 0.28% |
| 1990 | 56,887,567 | −0.09% | 30.58 | 0.25% |
| 1989 | 56,936,025 | 11.66% | 32.42 | 0.25% |
| 1988 | 50,989,237 | −2.07% | 30.79 | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 52,068,048 | 3.65% | 33.36 | 0.25% |
| 1986 | 50,234,069 | −3.04% | 34.12 | 0.24% |
| 1985 | 51,811,517 | 3.66% | 37.25 | 0.26% |
| 1984 | 49,981,221 | 35.85% | 37.91 | 0.25% |
| 1983 | 36,792,776 | −3.34% | 29.36 | 0.19% |
| 1982 | 38,065,032 | 0.03% | 32 | 0.20% |
| 1981 | 38,055,484 | −7.49% | 33.95 | 0.20% |
| 1980 | 41,138,480 | 8.6% | 39.47 | 0.21% |
| 1979 | 37,879,505 | −28% | 39.79 | 0.19% |
| 1978 | 52,611,389 | 14.68% | 61.73 | 0.27% |
| 1977 | 45,876,446 | 0.65% | 61.32 | 0.24% |
| 1976 | 45,580,994 | 24.27% | 70.46 | 0.25% |
| 1975 | 36,679,444 | 1.86% | 66.17 | 0.21% |
| 1974 | 36,010,684 | 0.47% | 76.4 | 0.21% |
| 1973 | 35,843,602 | 29.18% | 90.25 | 0.21% |
| 1972 | 27,747,359 | 9.11% | 83.39 | 0.17% |
| 1971 | 25,429,812 | 30.65% | 91.21 | 0.16% |
| 1970 | 19,464,782 | – | 82.65 | 0.12% |
See also
- United Arab Emirates GHG Emissions
- Global CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions
- Population of the United Arab Emirates
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).