Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Sub-Saharan Africa
238.01 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
38.44 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st
United Arab Emirates rank
32nd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 238.01 Mt CO2e against 38.44 Mt CO2e in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 199.57 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 52.09 Mt CO2e 1.51 Mt CO2e 50.58 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 62.54 Mt CO2e 9.36 Mt CO2e 53.18 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 77.59 Mt CO2e 12.61 Mt CO2e 64.98 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 113.15 Mt CO2e 21.8 Mt CO2e 91.35 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 188.7 Mt CO2e 33.78 Mt CO2e 154.92 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 229.06 Mt CO2e 35.13 Mt CO2e 193.92 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 238.01 Mt CO2e against 38.44 Mt CO2e in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
199.57 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st and United Arab Emirates ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).