United Arab Emirates CO2 emissions data for 2016

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did United Arab Emirates emit in 2016?

United Arab Emirates emitted 226.6 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016. This represents 0.64% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of United Arab Emirates in 2016?

In 2016, United Arab Emirates emitted 25.19 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 8994266.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 226.6 million tonnes emitted by United Arab Emirates in 2016 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	77.35	8.6
Gas	134.91	15.0
Coal	6.98	0.78
Cement	5.9	0.66
Flaring	1.47	0.16

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