South Africa vs United Arab Emirates
South Africa vs United Arab Emirates: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 6.88 tonnes in South Africa and 18.26 tonnes in United Arab Emirates, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 11.38 tonnes, or 2.66 times that in South Africa.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, South Africa ranked 35 and United Arab Emirates ranked 9 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.88 | 18.26 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 6.76 | 18.38 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.88 | 19.37 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 7.29 | 20.83 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 7.45 | 20.81 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.01 | 20.95 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.08 | 20.04 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 8.15 | 22.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 8.04 | 23.77 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.15 | 24.32 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.75 | 24.58 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 8.69 | 25.35 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 8.58 | 25.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 8.38 | 24.95 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 8.87 | 25.03 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.83 | 24.65 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.55 | 26.06 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.1 | 24.38 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 8.81 | 25.39 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 8.82 | 26.25 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 8.69 | 25.97 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 8.12 | 25.96 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 7.72 | 26.16 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 7.51 | 27.19 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 7.36 | 25.32 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 7.29 | 27.3 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 7.73 | 28.44 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 7.69 | 29.92 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 7.45 | 31.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 7.3 | 31.79 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 7.01 | 31.17 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 6.97 | 29.66 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.06 | 29.57 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.34 | 32.25 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.71 | 29.97 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.61 | 31.81 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.92 | 30.32 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 8.07 | 33.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 7.88 | 34.23 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 8.2 | 37.6 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 8.34 | 38.27 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 8.1 | 29.78 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 8.32 | 32.64 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.4 | 34.6 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.23 | 40.5 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 7.98 | 41.53 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 8 | 65.01 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 9.04 | 64.6 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 9.3 | 74.01 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 8.99 | 67.57 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 8.6 | 73.63 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 8.57 | 82.13 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 8.09 | 72.07 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 8.04 | 75.9 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 8.33 | 67.93 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
South Africa vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancySouth Africa: 66.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Africa: 3.75% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Africa: 63.8% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Africa: 28.2 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Africa: 6.5% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSouth Africa: $5,713 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSouth Africa: 1.1% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSouth Africa: 3.2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSouth Africa: 76% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Africa: $3B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personSouth Africa: $49 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSouth Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSouth Africa: 89,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSouth Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025