Environment in United Arab Emirates 54 indicators covering environment for United Arab Emirates. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.3% 40th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 38.44 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.0% 32nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4388 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.0% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 61.81 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.8% 25th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.26 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 25.7% 9th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 200.56 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.2% 29th Aquaculture production 2,476 metric tons 2024 up 214.2% 115th Capture fisheries production 58,165 metric tons 2024 down 20.3% 95th Total fisheries production 60,641 metric tons 2024 down 17.8% 103rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 19.71 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.5% 20th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 75.27 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.7% 12th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.68 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.3% 47th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.662 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.8% 112th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.5% 130th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e 2024 down 47.8% 169th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1261 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.0% 38th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 264.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.1% 32nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2242 Mt CO2e 2024 up 65.1% 73rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3122 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.4% 38th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.031 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.0% 73rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.21 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.0% 106th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.06 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.6% 51st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0593 Mt CO2e 2024 down 14.9% 43rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1113 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.2% 26th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 24.04 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 19.9% 9th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.63 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.8% 120th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e 2024 down 48.0% 159th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 27.47 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.2% 18th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.9% 44th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0145 Mt CO2e 2024 up 0.7% 54th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 37.08 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.7% 47th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 24.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 141.4% 7th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2619 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 21.0% 22nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 252.6% 2024 up 1.7% 65th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 247.8% 2024 up 8.7% 11th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 232.2% 2024 up 13.6% 35th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 74.4% 2024 up 50.3% 68th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 1,510 2022 down 13.6% 2nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0248 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.2% 38th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 253.23 Mt CO2e 2023 up 6.6% 30th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -1.07 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 94th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 32.5% 184th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 186.07 2022 up 50.1% 17th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -1.07 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 64th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 98.3% 2017 up 13.7% 29th