Brunei vs United Arab Emirates: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Brunei
0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
22nd
United Arab Emirates rank
19th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Brunei
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Brunei, a difference of 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.5 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Brunei
1980s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Brunei
1990s 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Brunei
2000s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Brunei or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Brunei as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Brunei and United Arab Emirates?
0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brunei and United Arab Emirates rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Brunei ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.