United Arab Emirates Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
264.148.374
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3,87%
increase
Global Share
0,5%
Per Capita
25,62
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in the United Arab Emirates were 264.148.374 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3,87% over the previous year, representing an increase by 9.841.053 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 254.307.321 tons.
- Per capita: 25,62 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- the United Arab Emirates accounts for 0,5% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 264.148.374 | 200.558.970 | 37.083.684 | 2.205.511 | 24.300.208 | 25,62 | 3,87% | 0,50% |
| 2023 | 254.307.321 | 192.696.444 | 36.662.622 | 2.138.821 | 22.809.434 | 24,96 | −0,5% | 0,48% |
| 2022 | 255.592.730 | 195.184.009 | 36.945.895 | 2.133.945 | 21.328.880 | 25,4 | 0,09% | 0,49% |
| 2021 | 255.352.457 | 199.420.992 | 33.971.968 | 2.131.612 | 19.827.885 | 25,7 | 2,24% | 0,50% |
| 2020 | 249.749.036 | 195.674.236 | 33.729.736 | 2.055.023 | 18.290.041 | 25,45 | −0,85% | 0,51% |
| 2019 | 251.893.828 | 197.849.360 | 35.110.485 | 2.046.762 | 16.887.220 | 26,02 | 5,49% | 0,50% |
| 2018 | 238.779.502 | 187.285.348 | 34.074.650 | 1.996.428 | 15.423.077 | 25,03 | −6,09% | 0,47% |
| 2017 | 254.267.209 | 204.422.709 | 33.962.079 | 2.107.894 | 13.774.527 | 27,05 | −3,02% | 0,51% |
| 2016 | 262.189.457 | 212.430.541 | 35.250.439 | 2.105.344 | 12.403.132 | 28,28 | 3,14% | 0,54% |
| 2015 | 254.207.255 | 206.851.875 | 34.232.200 | 2.010.431 | 11.112.750 | 27,77 | 5,02% | 0,52% |
| 2014 | 242.049.742 | 198.113.781 | 31.788.765 | 2.079.677 | 10.067.519 | 26,68 | 1,46% | 0,50% |
| 2013 | 238.577.451 | 195.053.358 | 32.157.137 | 2.075.403 | 9.291.552 | 26,49 | 5,23% | 0,50% |
| 2012 | 226.717.274 | 185.010.293 | 30.731.624 | 1.911.272 | 9.064.085 | 25,47 | 4,29% | 0,48% |
| 2011 | 217.382.002 | 177.257.234 | 29.333.589 | 1.856.169 | 8.935.009 | 25,07 | 3,67% | 0,46% |
| 2010 | 209.693.260 | 171.952.920 | 27.146.023 | 1.854.212 | 8.740.105 | 25,35 | 4,07% | 0,46% |
| 2009 | 201.499.313 | 165.336.872 | 25.766.534 | 1.754.782 | 8.641.124 | 26,28 | 0,55% | 0,47% |
| 2008 | 200.391.418 | 164.251.886 | 26.156.250 | 1.601.350 | 8.381.933 | 29,07 | 15,94% | 0,46% |
| 2007 | 172.835.806 | 137.144.091 | 25.972.249 | 1.453.596 | 8.265.869 | 28,6 | 6,48% | 0,40% |
| 2006 | 162.324.982 | 127.197.214 | 25.892.153 | 1.345.772 | 7.889.844 | 30,97 | 4,38% | 0,39% |
| 2005 | 155.519.233 | 122.461.281 | 24.332.981 | 1.286.822 | 7.438.149 | 33,96 | 6,48% | 0,38% |
| 2004 | 146.051.808 | 115.019.664 | 23.383.356 | 1.210.300 | 6.438.489 | 35,73 | 4,76% | 0,37% |
| 2003 | 139.410.550 | 108.819.556 | 23.909.317 | 1.192.446 | 5.489.231 | 37,26 | 6,17% | 0,37% |
| 2002 | 131.314.418 | 103.518.397 | 22.058.369 | 1.138.639 | 4.599.014 | 37,44 | 1,21% | 0,36% |
| 2001 | 129.743.467 | 101.259.310 | 23.591.715 | 1.069.657 | 3.822.785 | 39,01 | 10,68% | 0,36% |
| 2000 | 117.226.022 | 88.456.930 | 24.739.907 | 966.892 | 3.062.292 | 37,16 | 2,21% | 0,33% |
| 1999 | 114.688.559 | 89.152.449 | 22.535.436 | 1.012.251 | 1.988.424 | 38,38 | 2,46% | 0,33% |
| 1998 | 111.937.192 | 86.478.134 | 22.936.128 | 972.213 | 1.550.717 | 39,44 | 0,96% | 0,32% |
| 1997 | 110.869.289 | 84.301.610 | 24.329.865 | 939.772 | 1.298.042 | 41,06 | 1,64% | 0,32% |
| 1996 | 109.083.857 | 80.890.830 | 26.255.724 | 891.971 | 1.045.332 | 42,43 | 4,9% | 0,32% |
| 1995 | 103.984.525 | 77.402.543 | 24.915.003 | 834.015 | 832.964 | 42,46 | 5,1% | 0,31% |
| 1994 | 98.940.664 | 72.568.529 | 24.607.532 | 775.895 | 988.708 | 42,49 | 5,2% | 0,30% |
| 1993 | 94.052.920 | 65.914.121 | 26.494.591 | 724.140 | 920.069 | 42,61 | 7,59% | 0,29% |
| 1992 | 87.420.939 | 62.522.409 | 23.294.352 | 677.588 | 926.590 | 41,9 | −0,53% | 0,27% |
| 1991 | 87.887.217 | 64.722.216 | 21.606.128 | 681.775 | 877.099 | 44,61 | 10,54% | 0,27% |
| 1990 | 79.503.672 | 56.887.567 | 21.267.503 | 634.063 | 714.540 | 42,74 | 3,07% | 0,25% |
| 1989 | 77.133.195 | 56.936.025 | 19.134.393 | 613.222 | 449.555 | 43,92 | 13,19% | 0,24% |
| 1988 | 68.144.866 | 50.989.237 | 16.177.790 | 571.288 | 406.550 | 41,15 | −0,85% | 0,22% |
| 1987 | 68.730.058 | 52.068.048 | 15.683.370 | 565.979 | 412.660 | 44,04 | 5,51% | 0,23% |
| 1986 | 65.140.595 | 50.234.069 | 13.975.539 | 536.892 | 394.095 | 44,25 | −0,01% | 0,22% |
| 1985 | 65.147.516 | 51.811.517 | 12.427.766 | 531.527 | 376.705 | 46,83 | 3,39% | 0,22% |
| 1984 | 63.011.667 | 49.981.221 | 12.153.372 | 517.994 | 359.080 | 47,79 | 26,53% | 0,22% |
| 1983 | 49.799.320 | 36.792.776 | 12.226.631 | 459.137 | 320.775 | 39,74 | −4,09% | 0,18% |
| 1982 | 51.923.382 | 38.065.032 | 13.057.497 | 455.403 | 345.450 | 43,65 | −3,72% | 0,19% |
| 1981 | 53.927.974 | 38.055.484 | 15.069.882 | 436.478 | 366.130 | 48,11 | −8,31% | 0,19% |
| 1980 | 58.818.567 | 41.138.480 | 16.846.873 | 420.318 | 412.895 | 56,43 | 4,31% | 0,21% |
| 1979 | 56.386.017 | 37.879.505 | 17.834.346 | 334.471 | 337.695 | 59,23 | −20,49% | 0,20% |
| 1978 | 70.912.595 | 52.611.389 | 17.658.036 | 378.325 | 264.845 | 83,21 | 8,44% | 0,25% |
| 1977 | 65.392.842 | 45.876.446 | 18.962.023 | 332.063 | 222.310 | 87,41 | 1,63% | 0,24% |
| 1976 | 64.346.587 | 45.580.994 | 18.267.853 | 313.500 | 184.240 | 99,46 | 21,22% | 0,24% |
| 1975 | 53.081.230 | 36.679.444 | 15.968.778 | 276.027 | 156.980 | 95,76 | 1,66% | 0,21% |
| 1974 | 52.212.711 | 36.010.684 | 15.774.218 | 270.829 | 156.980 | 110,77 | 3,01% | 0,21% |
| 1973 | 50.687.408 | 35.843.602 | 14.427.093 | 259.733 | 156.980 | 127,62 | 28,38% | 0,20% |
| 1972 | 39.481.945 | 27.747.359 | 11.368.906 | 208.699 | 156.980 | 118,65 | 10,23% | 0,16% |
| 1971 | 35.818.424 | 25.429.812 | 10.041.060 | 190.571 | 156.980 | 128,47 | 20,31% | 0,15% |
| 1970 | 29.772.725 | 19.464.782 | 9.993.216 | 157.747 | 156.980 | 126,42 | – | 0,13% |
See also
- United Arab Emirates CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- 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).