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United Arab Emirates CO₂ Emissions

The United Arab Emirates emitted 222.0 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024: 0.6% of the world total, the 28th most of 215 countries. That is 20.1 tonnes per person, 4.3× the world average of 4.7 t.

Estimated CO₂ emitted by the United Arab Emirates in 2026 so far

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CO₂ in 2024

222.0 Mt

222.0 million tonnes

World rank

#28

of 215 countries

Share of world

0.6%

world total 38.60 Gt

Per person

20.1 t

world average 4.7 t

Change vs 2023

+5.5%

2023: 210.4 Mt

Historical share

0.3%

#35 since 1750

Trend since 2000

Emissions rose 5.5% in 2024 compared with 2023. Compared with 2005, emissions are up 93%. Emissions peaked in 2016 at 227.9 million tonnes and are now 3% lower.

2000: 112.3 Mt2001: 101.9 Mt2002: 85.2 Mt2003: 107.1 Mt2004: 112.5 Mt2005: 115.3 Mt2006: 122.7 Mt2007: 134.1 Mt2008: 155.0 Mt2009: 169.1 Mt2010: 185.8 Mt2011: 198.5 Mt2012: 208.3 Mt2013: 214.2 Mt2014: 214.5 Mt2015: 225.0 Mt2016: 227.9 Mt2017: 196.5 Mt2018: 204.1 Mt2019: 204.1 Mt2020: 215.3 Mt2021: 212.2 Mt2022: 207.1 Mt2023: 210.4 Mt2024: 222.0 Mt200020052010201520202024
Show yearly data (million tonnes)
YearCO₂ (Mt)
2024222.0
2023210.4
2022207.1
2021212.2
2020215.3
2019204.1
2018204.1
2017196.5
2016227.9
2015225.0
2014214.5
2013214.2
2012208.3
2011198.5
2010185.8
2009169.1
2008155.0
2007134.1
2006122.7
2005115.3
2004112.5
2003107.1
200285.2
2001101.9
2000112.3

Where it comes from

Gas is the largest source of the United Arab Emirates’ CO₂, at 65%.

  • Coal2%4.3 Mt
  • Oil30%65.6 Mt
  • Gas65%144.5 Mt
  • Cement3%6.1 Mt
  • Flaring1%1.5 Mt

How the United Arab Emirates compares

RankCountryCO₂ 2024SharePer person
26Egypt258.4 Mt0.7%2.2 t
27Iraq233.6 Mt0.6%5.1 t
28United Arab Emirates222.0 Mt0.6%20.1 t
29Spain220.3 Mt0.6%4.6 t
30Algeria198.2 Mt0.5%4.2 t

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Questions and answers

How much CO₂ does the United Arab Emirates emit?

The United Arab Emirates emitted 222.0 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 0.6% of global emissions. That is about 7 tonnes every second.

What are the United Arab Emirates’ CO₂ emissions per person?

The United Arab Emirates emits 20.1 tonnes per person, 4.3× the world average of 4.7 t. Per-person emissions divide the national total by population (11.0 million people in 2024).

Are the United Arab Emirates’ CO₂ emissions rising or falling?

Emissions rose 5.5% in 2024 compared with 2023. Compared with 2005, emissions are up 93%. Emissions peaked in 2016 at 227.9 million tonnes and are now 3% lower.

What is the main source of CO₂ emissions in the United Arab Emirates?

Gas is the largest source, at 65% of the United Arab Emirates’ fossil and industry CO₂ in 2024 (144.5 million tonnes).

How much has the United Arab Emirates contributed to historical CO₂ emissions?

Since 1750, the United Arab Emirates has emitted about 6 billion tonnes of fossil CO₂, 0.3% of the world total, the 35th largest historical contribution.

Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Project (Global Carbon Budget 2025), CC BY 4.0. Annual figures are fossil-fuel and industry CO₂ for 2024, the latest complete year. Live counters are estimates that assume 2024 emission rates continue. How the counter works →