How have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0055 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0055 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
130th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2274 metric tons per person
in 1965
All-time low
0.0055 metric tons per person
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1965–2024

00.050.10.150.20.25196519942024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.

Analysis

In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0055 metric tons per person. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.2274 metric tons per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 metric tons per person, in 2024.

That places United Arab Emirates 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

How have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for How have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1965 to 2024.
Year metric tons per person Change
1965 0.2274 metric tons per person —
1966 0.2184 metric tons per person -4.0%
1967 0.2226 metric tons per person +1.9%
1968 0.2006 metric tons per person -9.9%
1969 0.1669 metric tons per person -16.8%
1970 0.1396 metric tons per person -16.4%
1971 0.1283 metric tons per person -8.1%
1972 0.1117 metric tons per person -13.0%
1973 0.0985 metric tons per person -11.8%
1974 0.1386 metric tons per person +40.7%
1975 0.1249 metric tons per person -9.9%
1976 0.1049 metric tons per person -16.0%
1977 0.091 metric tons per person -13.3%
1978 0.0798 metric tons per person -12.2%
1979 0.0708 metric tons per person -11.3%
1980 0.0636 metric tons per person -10.2%
1981 0.0616 metric tons per person -3.1%
1982 0.0598 metric tons per person -2.9%
1983 0.0589 metric tons per person -1.6%
1984 0.0557 metric tons per person -5.4%
1985 0.0524 metric tons per person -5.8%
1986 0.0541 metric tons per person +3.1%
1987 0.0542 metric tons per person +0.2%
1988 0.0532 metric tons per person -1.7%
1989 0.0509 metric tons per person -4.3%
1990 0.0501 metric tons per person -1.6%
1991 0.046 metric tons per person -8.2%
1992 0.0449 metric tons per person -2.3%
1993 0.0448 metric tons per person -0.3%
1994 0.0466 metric tons per person +4.1%
1995 0.0435 metric tons per person -6.8%
1996 0.0412 metric tons per person -5.3%
1997 0.0406 metric tons per person -1.5%
1998 0.0377 metric tons per person -7.0%
1999 0.036 metric tons per person -4.6%
2000 0.0302 metric tons per person -16.2%
2001 0.0302 metric tons per person +0.1%
2002 0.0247 metric tons per person -18.4%
2003 0.0232 metric tons per person -5.7%
2004 0.0204 metric tons per person -12.0%
2005 0.0187 metric tons per person -8.5%
2006 0.0202 metric tons per person +7.7%
2007 0.0173 metric tons per person -14.4%
2008 0.012 metric tons per person -30.7%
2009 0.0116 metric tons per person -3.0%
2010 0.0103 metric tons per person -11.2%
2011 0.0106 metric tons per person +3.2%
2012 0.0099 metric tons per person -7.0%
2013 0.0096 metric tons per person -2.8%
2014 0.0092 metric tons per person -4.8%
2015 0.0088 metric tons per person -3.9%
2016 0.0085 metric tons per person -3.4%
2017 0.0085 metric tons per person +0.2%
2018 0.0084 metric tons per person -0.9%
2019 0.008 metric tons per person -5.4%
2020 0.0079 metric tons per person -0.8%
2021 0.0074 metric tons per person -6.9%
2022 0.0068 metric tons per person -7.2%
2023 0.0059 metric tons per person -14.0%
2024 0.0055 metric tons per person -6.2%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 0.0055 metric tons per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0138 metric tons per person, 40% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 0.0055 metric tons per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where How have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +40.7% 0.0985 metric tons per person 0.1386 metric tons per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2072 metric tons per person 0.1669 metric tons per person 0.2274 metric tons per person 5
1970s 0.1088 metric tons per person 0.0708 metric tons per person 0.1396 metric tons per person 10
1980s 0.0564 metric tons per person 0.0509 metric tons per person 0.0636 metric tons per person 10
1990s 0.0432 metric tons per person 0.036 metric tons per person 0.0501 metric tons per person 10
2000s 0.0208 metric tons per person 0.0116 metric tons per person 0.0302 metric tons per person 10
2010s 0.0092 metric tons per person 0.008 metric tons per person 0.0106 metric tons per person 10
2020s 0.0067 metric tons per person 0.0055 metric tons per person 0.0079 metric tons per person 5

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 127 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0058 metric tons per person compare
  2. 128 Paraguay 0.0057 metric tons per person compare
  3. 129 Madagascar 0.0056 metric tons per person compare
  4. 131 Central African Republic 0.0055 metric tons per person compare
  5. 132 Uzbekistan 0.0055 metric tons per person compare
  6. 133 Chad 0.0054 metric tons per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
How have things changed?, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.0055 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.2274 metric tons per person in 1965.
What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 metric tons per person in 2024.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
United Arab Emirates ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
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