Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita was 18.26 t CO2e/capita in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in t CO2e/capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in United Arab Emirates is 18.26 t CO2e/capita, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 82.13 t CO2e/capita in 1973 and was at its lowest, 18.26 t CO2e/capita, in 2024.
That places United Arab Emirates 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | t CO2e/capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.93 t CO2e/capita | — |
| 1971 | 75.9 t CO2e/capita | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 72.07 t CO2e/capita | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 82.13 t CO2e/capita | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 73.63 t CO2e/capita | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 67.57 t CO2e/capita | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 74.01 t CO2e/capita | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 64.6 t CO2e/capita | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 65.01 t CO2e/capita | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 41.53 t CO2e/capita | -36.1% |
| 1980 | 40.5 t CO2e/capita | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 34.6 t CO2e/capita | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 32.64 t CO2e/capita | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 29.78 t CO2e/capita | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 38.27 t CO2e/capita | +28.5% |
| 1985 | 37.6 t CO2e/capita | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 34.23 t CO2e/capita | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 33.07 t CO2e/capita | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 30.32 t CO2e/capita | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 31.81 t CO2e/capita | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 29.97 t CO2e/capita | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 32.25 t CO2e/capita | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 29.57 t CO2e/capita | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 29.66 t CO2e/capita | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.17 t CO2e/capita | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 31.79 t CO2e/capita | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.14 t CO2e/capita | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 29.92 t CO2e/capita | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 28.44 t CO2e/capita | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 27.3 t CO2e/capita | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 25.32 t CO2e/capita | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 27.19 t CO2e/capita | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 26.16 t CO2e/capita | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 25.96 t CO2e/capita | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.97 t CO2e/capita | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 26.25 t CO2e/capita | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 25.39 t CO2e/capita | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.38 t CO2e/capita | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 26.06 t CO2e/capita | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 24.65 t CO2e/capita | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 25.03 t CO2e/capita | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.95 t CO2e/capita | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 25.03 t CO2e/capita | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 25.35 t CO2e/capita | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.58 t CO2e/capita | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.32 t CO2e/capita | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.77 t CO2e/capita | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.16 t CO2e/capita | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 20.04 t CO2e/capita | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 20.95 t CO2e/capita | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 20.81 t CO2e/capita | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 20.83 t CO2e/capita | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.37 t CO2e/capita | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 18.38 t CO2e/capita | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 18.26 t CO2e/capita | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.44 t CO2e/capita | 41.53 t CO2e/capita | 82.13 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.28 t CO2e/capita | 29.78 t CO2e/capita | 40.5 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.12 t CO2e/capita | 27.3 t CO2e/capita | 32.25 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.73 t CO2e/capita | 24.38 t CO2e/capita | 27.19 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.62 t CO2e/capita | 20.04 t CO2e/capita | 25.35 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.53 t CO2e/capita | 18.26 t CO2e/capita | 20.83 t CO2e/capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 19.58 t CO2e/capita compare
- 7 Oman 18.65 t CO2e/capita compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 18.48 t CO2e/capita compare
- 10 New Caledonia 17.08 t CO2e/capita compare
- 11 Gibraltar 16.15 t CO2e/capita compare
- 12 Australia 14.1 t CO2e/capita compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -85.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.1211 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in United Arab Emirates was 18.26 t CO2e/capita in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 82.13 t CO2e/capita in 1973.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.26 t CO2e/capita in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.