UAE Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- UAE greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 249,927.75, a 0.51% increase from 2019.
- UAE greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 248,670.80, a 6.11% increase from 2018.
- UAE greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 234,348.99, a 6.72% decline from 2017.
- UAE greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 251,238.42, a 3.51% decline from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
5,505,180.89 |
| Japan |
1,094,556.26 |
| Saudi Arabia |
712,585.40 |
| Germany |
692,750.76 |
| Canada |
677,709.22 |
| South Korea |
659,329.70 |
| Australia |
571,903.12 |
| United Kingdom |
398,323.65 |
| France |
376,006.25 |
| Argentina |
361,433.02 |
| Italy |
352,128.89 |
| Poland |
338,383.84 |
| Spain |
270,310.97 |
| UAE |
249,927.75 |
| Netherlands |
155,912.49 |
| Kuwait |
135,896.79 |
| Qatar |
119,605.37 |
| Czech Republic |
108,308.42 |
| Chile |
106,722.33 |
| Belgium |
100,063.49 |
| Oman |
95,082.41 |
| Israel |
83,664.07 |
| New Zealand |
80,158.03 |
| Austria |
71,017.83 |
| Greece |
69,283.31 |
| Singapore |
64,266.74 |
| Hungary |
59,596.53 |
| Ireland |
59,497.73 |
| Portugal |
55,640.71 |
| Bahrain |
54,151.41 |
| Finland |
47,740.49 |
| Norway |
46,116.82 |
| Sweden |
45,458.82 |
| Switzerland |
43,987.64 |
| Denmark |
41,135.55 |
| Uruguay |
35,994.19 |
| Slovak Republic |
35,984.33 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
26,480.71 |
| Croatia |
21,379.33 |
| Lithuania |
19,784.73 |
| Panama |
17,231.02 |
| Slovenia |
15,286.68 |
| Brunei |
11,914.03 |
| Latvia |
11,436.60 |
| Estonia |
10,198.80 |
| Luxembourg |
8,813.98 |
| Cyprus |
8,109.21 |
| Barbados |
3,656.47 |
| Bahamas |
2,801.14 |
| Iceland |
2,653.43 |
| Malta |
2,082.17 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
1,203.63 |
| Seychelles |
770.06 |
| Andorra |
577.57 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
334.46 |
| Palau |
195.79 |
| Liechtenstein |
157.56 |
| UAE Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
249,927.75 |
0.51% |
| 2019 |
248,670.80 |
6.11% |
| 2018 |
234,348.99 |
-6.72% |
| 2017 |
251,238.42 |
-3.51% |
| 2016 |
260,390.67 |
2.91% |
| 2015 |
253,027.51 |
5.00% |
| 2014 |
240,979.56 |
1.09% |
| 2013 |
238,373.28 |
5.28% |
| 2012 |
226,415.71 |
5.27% |
| 2011 |
215,072.18 |
3.58% |
| 2010 |
207,638.59 |
3.83% |
| 2009 |
199,977.50 |
-0.09% |
| 2008 |
200,149.82 |
14.82% |
| 2007 |
174,308.63 |
6.62% |
| 2006 |
163,492.15 |
4.72% |
| 2005 |
156,119.52 |
6.34% |
| 2004 |
146,808.37 |
5.85% |
| 2003 |
138,690.34 |
6.35% |
| 2002 |
130,406.67 |
1.39% |
| 2001 |
128,615.32 |
12.13% |
| 2000 |
114,700.94 |
0.52% |
| 1999 |
114,109.44 |
1.16% |
| 1998 |
112,802.59 |
1.95% |
| 1997 |
110,645.38 |
3.10% |
| 1996 |
107,322.89 |
4.30% |
| 1995 |
102,898.95 |
5.09% |
| 1994 |
97,918.57 |
9.77% |
| 1993 |
89,207.17 |
4.93% |
| 1992 |
85,014.50 |
-2.33% |
| 1991 |
87,044.85 |
10.74% |
| 1990 |
78,601.84 |
10.74% |
