Total greenhouse gas emissions in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates emitted 264.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United Arab Emirates, 2024 264.1 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +3.9% 2023: 254.3 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 32nd of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in United Arab Emirates over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period United Arab EmiratesWorld
2024 264.1 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 254.3 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 255.6 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 255.4 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 249.7 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 251.9 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 238.8 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 254.3 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 262.2 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 254.2 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 242.0 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 238.6 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 226.7 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 217.4 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 209.7 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 201.5 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 200.4 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 172.8 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 162.3 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 155.5 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 146.1 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 139.4 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 131.3 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 129.7 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 117.2 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.9% from 254.3 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 242.0 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +9.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, United Arab Emirates has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for United Arab Emirates
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database