What is emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates?

Emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates was 2.06 million tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in United Arab Emirates?

The highest recorded value was 2.06 million tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in United Arab Emirates?

The lowest recorded value was 6.58 tonnes in 1750.

How does United Arab Emirates rank for emissions of air pollutants?

United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

United Arab Emirates: Emissions of air pollutants was 2.06 million tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

2.06 million tonnes

Change on year

up 7.3%

World rank

10th

of 220 countries

All-time high

2.06 million tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

6.58 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates stood at 2.06 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.06 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.58 tonnes, in 1750.

United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	6.72 tonnes	6.58 tonnes	6.87 tonnes	10
1760s	7.05 tonnes	6.9 tonnes	7.2 tonnes	10
1770s	7.4 tonnes	7.24 tonnes	7.55 tonnes	10
1780s	7.76 tonnes	7.59 tonnes	7.92 tonnes	10
1790s	8.14 tonnes	7.96 tonnes	8.31 tonnes	10
1800s	8.66 tonnes	8.35 tonnes	8.97 tonnes	10
1810s	9.37 tonnes	9.04 tonnes	9.71 tonnes	10
1820s	10.14 tonnes	9.78 tonnes	10.5 tonnes	10
1830s	10.96 tonnes	10.58 tonnes	11.35 tonnes	10
1840s	11.84 tonnes	11.43 tonnes	12.25 tonnes	10
1850s	12.78 tonnes	12.34 tonnes	13.22 tonnes	10
1860s	13.77 tonnes	13.32 tonnes	14.22 tonnes	10
1870s	14.78 tonnes	14.32 tonnes	15.24 tonnes	10
1880s	15.81 tonnes	15.34 tonnes	16.28 tonnes	10
1890s	16.86 tonnes	16.38 tonnes	17.34 tonnes	10
1900s	18.25 tonnes	17.45 tonnes	18.99 tonnes	10
1910s	20.3 tonnes	19.13 tonnes	21.42 tonnes	10
1920s	22.83 tonnes	21.66 tonnes	24.1 tonnes	10
1930s	23.93 tonnes	23.7 tonnes	24.17 tonnes	10
1940s	24.13 tonnes	23.55 tonnes	25.88 tonnes	10
1950s	37.49 tonnes	26.24 tonnes	109.39 tonnes	10
1960s	6,285 tonnes	109.98 tonnes	17,574 tonnes	10
1970s	57,017 tonnes	20,173 tonnes	90,555 tonnes	10
1980s	500,578 tonnes	291,207 tonnes	875,038 tonnes	10
1990s	1.31 million tonnes	874,936 tonnes	1.45 million tonnes	10
2000s	1.47 million tonnes	1.17 million tonnes	1.82 million tonnes	10
2010s	1.85 million tonnes	1.69 million tonnes	2.02 million tonnes	10
2020s	1.94 million tonnes	1.83 million tonnes	2.06 million tonnes	3

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

7 Brazil 2.83 million tonnes compare
8 Saudi Arabia 2.69 million tonnes compare
9 Japan 2.07 million tonnes compare
11 South Africa 1.86 million tonnes compare
12 Iran 1.74 million tonnes compare
13 Pakistan 1.68 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for United Arab Emirates

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 264.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.04 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 37.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1113 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1261 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.67 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for United Arab Emirates →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates?: Emissions of air pollutants in United Arab Emirates was 2.06 million tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in United Arab Emirates?: The highest recorded value was 2.06 million tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in United Arab Emirates?: The lowest recorded value was 6.58 tonnes in 1750.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for emissions of air pollutants?: United Arab Emirates ranks 10th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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