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United Arab Emirates: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

469.66gCO2e per kWh · 2025-30.4% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for United Arab Emirates from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025469.657
2024477.334
2023489.336
2022556.376
2021607.462
2020645.67
2019660.125
2018671.196
2017673.253
2016675.202
2015675.255
2014675.053
2013676.24
2012676.592
2011676.609
2010676.612
2009676.69
2008676.733
2007676.744
2006676.735
2005676.744
2004676.746
2003676.744
2002676.733
2001676.735
2000676.747
1999676.749
1998676.749
1997676.75
1996676.727
1995676.727
1994676.736
1993676.714
1992676.762
1991676.751
1990676.717
1989676.723
1988676.752
1987676.746
1986676.707
1985676.734

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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