Arab World - CO2 emissions

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt) in Arab World was 820,291 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 820,291 in 2016 and a minimum value of 11,404 in 1971.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1971 11,404
1972 17,070
1973 21,235
1974 20,623
1975 25,978
1976 28,710
1977 26,877
1978 52,583
1979 52,381
1980 98,696
1981 105,687
1982 71,500
1983 74,889
1984 126,996
1985 138,641
1986 167,813
1987 183,760
1988 192,473
1989 207,072
1990 238,689
1991 260,041
1992 271,487
1993 302,623
1994 319,536
1995 292,908
1996 313,119
1997 308,257
1998 326,878
1999 329,103
2000 346,408
2001 341,128
2002 380,918
2003 397,728
2004 432,805
2005 489,394
2006 506,094
2007 515,996
2008 563,543
2009 571,611
2010 617,753
2011 661,374
2012 702,452
2013 700,764
2014 729,484
2015 797,209
2016 820,291

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (% of total) in Arab World was 43.04 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 43.04 in 2016, while its lowest value was 4.07 in 1970.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 5.36
1961 5.75
1962 6.43
1963 6.18
1964 7.53
1965 7.12
1966 7.57
1967 7.79
1968 9.09
1969 8.75
1970 4.07
1971 4.34
1972 5.95
1973 6.36
1974 6.32
1975 8.04
1976 7.38
1977 6.49
1978 11.96
1979 11.12
1980 18.78
1981 20.60
1982 14.57
1983 14.30
1984 22.23
1985 22.98
1986 25.14
1987 27.49
1988 27.19
1989 28.79
1990 36.15
1991 37.79
1992 38.13
1993 39.73
1994 39.80
1995 35.44
1996 36.62
1997 35.07
1998 36.98
1999 36.81
2000 37.55
2001 34.88
2002 37.39
2003 38.04
2004 39.18
2005 40.61
2006 39.97
2007 38.95
2008 39.39
2009 38.13
2010 39.05
2011 40.95
2012 40.61
2013 39.78
2014 39.61
2015 42.23
2016 43.04

CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP) in Arab World was 0.713 as of 2018. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.756 in 2010 and 0.672 in 2000.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1990 0.705
1991 0.719
1992 0.709
1993 0.735
1994 0.750
1995 0.751
1996 0.743
1997 0.732
1998 0.700
1999 0.695
2000 0.672
2001 0.701
2002 0.727
2003 0.712
2004 0.690
2005 0.713
2006 0.706
2007 0.706
2008 0.720
2009 0.750
2010 0.756
2011 0.742
2012 0.749
2013 0.738
2014 0.751
2015 0.747
2016 0.730
2017 0.730
2018 0.713

CO2 emissions (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions (kt) in Arab World was 1,866,384 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,868,205 in 2017 and a minimum value of 640,142 in 1990.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1990 640,142
1991 667,269
1992 690,413
1993 738,501
1994 778,422
1995 801,314
1996 829,015
1997 852,219
1998 857,147
1999 866,763
2000 894,473
2001 948,194
2002 987,783
2003 1,013,773
2004 1,071,185
2005 1,168,468
2006 1,227,680
2007 1,284,479
2008 1,387,303
2009 1,455,679
2010 1,536,124
2011 1,567,083
2012 1,678,497
2013 1,709,356
2014 1,787,075
2015 1,831,573
2016 1,849,356
2017 1,868,205
2018 1,866,384

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt)

The value for CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt) in Arab World was 919,882 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,038,219 in 2014 and a minimum value of 47,037 in 1960.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 47,037
1961 52,912
1962 60,508
1963 68,307
1964 61,861
1965 70,831
1966 83,146
1967 58,979
1968 65,622
1969 74,544
1970 82,201
1971 95,935
1972 96,924
1973 105,791
1974 112,562
1975 122,392
1976 150,217
1977 181,438
1978 187,345
1979 230,095
1980 242,377
1981 276,050
1982 298,558
1983 336,786
1984 344,046
1985 361,078
1986 398,001
1987 386,285
1988 415,881
1989 408,389
1990 348,020
1991 427,253
1992 469,754
1993 529,075
1994 532,811
1995 508,525
1996 506,068
1997 490,043
1998 508,712
1999 517,087
2000 624,626
2001 622,734
2002 600,163
2003 666,045
2004 723,327
2005 725,215
2006 762,589
2007 720,302
2008 799,109
2009 869,607
2010 890,520
2011 873,362
2012 990,647
2013 971,674
2014 1,038,219
2015 987,893
2016 919,882

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total) in Arab World was 49.85 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 85.65 in 1962, while its lowest value was 33.41 in 1973.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 83.88
1961 84.45
1962 85.65
1963 80.18
1964 61.98
1965 58.94
1966 61.17
1967 40.12
1968 39.17
1969 35.68
1970 37.61
1971 38.45
1972 35.63
1973 33.41
1974 36.37
1975 39.91
1976 40.36
1977 46.08
1978 44.14
1979 50.61
1980 47.77
1981 55.73
1982 63.03
1983 66.61
1984 62.38
1985 61.99
1986 61.77
1987 59.85
1988 60.85
1989 58.82
1990 54.55
1991 64.27
1992 68.30
1993 71.93
1994 68.72
1995 63.71
1996 61.27
1997 57.73
1998 59.52
1999 59.85
2000 70.05
2001 65.91
2002 60.99
2003 65.95
2004 67.71
2005 62.19
2006 62.29
2007 56.22
2008 57.79
2009 59.94
2010 58.18
2011 55.91
2012 59.23
2013 57.03
2014 58.27
2015 54.09
2016 49.85

CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)

The value for CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) in Arab World was 4.45 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.62 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2.88 in 1990.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1990 2.88
1991 2.92
1992 2.96
1993 3.09
1994 3.17
1995 3.17
1996 3.20
1997 3.22
1998 3.17
1999 3.14
2000 3.17
2001 3.29
2002 3.35
2003 3.37
2004 3.48
2005 3.71
2006 3.81
2007 3.89
2008 4.10
2009 4.20
2010 4.33
2011 4.32
2012 4.52
2013 4.50
2014 4.61
2015 4.62
2016 4.58
2017 4.54
2018 4.45

CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) in Arab World was 0.303 as of 2018. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.426 in 1990 and 0.280 in 2013.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.426
1991 0.400
1992 0.385
1993 0.391
1994 0.392
1995 0.385
1996 0.374
1997 0.363
1998 0.342
1999 0.334
2000 0.316
2001 0.322
2002 0.330
2003 0.319
2004 0.300
2005 0.302
2006 0.291
2007 0.284
2008 0.285
2009 0.295
2010 0.293
2011 0.284
2012 0.280
2013 0.280
2014 0.292
2015 0.326
2016 0.334
2017 0.319
2018 0.303

CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per 2011 PPP $ of GDP) in Arab World was 0.311 as of 2018. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.332 in 2014 and 0.289 in 2000.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.300
1991 0.305
1992 0.301
1993 0.314
1994 0.321
1995 0.322
1996 0.319
1997 0.315
1998 0.301
1999 0.298
2000 0.289
2001 0.301
2002 0.312
2003 0.306
2004 0.297
2005 0.308
2006 0.306
2007 0.306
2008 0.313
2009 0.326
2010 0.329
2011 0.324
2012 0.330
2013 0.326
2014 0.332
2015 0.328
2016 0.320
2017 0.319
2018 0.311

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total)

CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total) in Arab World was 1.44 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 5.03 in 1960, while its lowest value was 1.07 in 1980.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

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Year Value
1960 5.03
1961 4.34
1962 2.92
1963 2.37
1964 2.66
1965 1.90
1966 1.76
1967 1.95
1968 1.66
1969 1.51
1970 1.76
1971 1.38
1972 1.32
1973 1.16
1974 1.39
1975 2.12
1976 1.38
1977 1.34
1978 1.12
1979 1.10
1980 1.07
1981 1.41
1982 1.58
1983 1.63
1984 1.59
1985 1.39
1986 1.52
1987 1.66
1988 1.52
1989 1.58
1990 1.70
1991 1.59
1992 1.38
1993 1.46
1994 1.53
1995 1.44
1996 1.67
1997 1.51
1998 1.67
1999 1.60
2000 1.79
2001 1.96
2002 2.01
2003 1.89
2004 1.86
2005 1.77
2006 1.80
2007 1.73
2008 1.60
2009 1.33
2010 1.45
2011 1.09
2012 1.24
2013 1.31
2014 1.54
2015 1.48
2016 1.44

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Arab World was 4.45 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 11.78 in 1971, while its lowest value was 4.45 in 2014.

Definition: CO2 emissions from residential buildings and commercial and public services contains all emissions from fuel combustion in households. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 4 b. Commercial and public services includes emissions from all activities of ISIC Divisions 41, 50-52, 55, 63-67, 70-75, 80, 85, 90-93 and 99.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 11.78
1972 11.53
1973 10.72
1974 10.66
1975 10.70
1976 10.51
1977 9.34
1978 8.56
1979 7.64
1980 7.17
1981 6.65
1982 6.11
1983 6.13
1984 6.79
1985 6.30
1986 6.53
1987 6.61
1988 6.31
1989 6.74
1990 6.44
1991 6.43
1992 6.10
1993 6.35
1994 6.45
1995 6.31
1996 6.76
1997 6.77
1998 6.27
1999 6.27
2000 6.36
2001 6.13
2002 5.99
2003 5.76
2004 6.11
2005 6.20
2006 5.69
2007 5.65
2008 5.48
2009 5.30
2010 4.84
2011 4.81
2012 4.77
2013 4.71
2014 4.45

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (% of total fuel combustion) in Arab World was 50.16 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 50.16 in 2014, while its lowest value was 32.82 in 1971.

Definition: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 32.82
1972 33.39
1973 33.99
1974 32.93
1975 33.77
1976 33.92
1977 34.71
1978 35.01
1979 34.67
1980 36.45
1981 36.00
1982 37.08
1983 38.29
1984 40.89
1985 41.57
1986 43.74
1987 43.52
1988 44.15
1989 43.33
1990 42.76
1991 41.12
1992 42.97
1993 45.33
1994 46.31
1995 46.66
1996 45.98
1997 48.18
1998 47.08
1999 46.30
2000 46.85
2001 47.21
2002 47.74
2003 48.92
2004 49.57
2005 48.80
2006 48.88
2007 46.90
2008 47.83
2009 48.40
2010 48.00
2011 48.28
2012 48.53
2013 48.85
2014 50.16

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (% of total fuel combustion) in Arab World was 19.53 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 28.57 in 1981, while its lowest value was 18.65 in 2004.

Definition: CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction contains the emissions from combustion of fuels in industry. The IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 2 includes these emissions. However, in the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the IPCC category also includes emissions from industry autoproducers that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Manufacturing industries and construction also includes emissions from coke inputs into blast furnaces, which may be reported either in the transformation sector, the industry sector or the separate IPCC Source/Sink Category 2, Industrial Processes.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 26.13
1972 25.38
1973 25.74
1974 26.83
1975 26.51
1976 25.97
1977 25.93
1978 25.11
1979 28.53
1980 28.50
1981 28.57
1982 27.65
1983 24.62
1984 19.42
1985 19.87
1986 19.39
1987 19.57
1988 19.10
1989 19.91
1990 21.62
1991 22.68
1992 21.91
1993 20.48
1994 20.03
1995 20.73
1996 21.16
1997 19.77
1998 20.71
1999 21.32
2000 20.37
2001 20.94
2002 20.50
2003 19.70
2004 18.65
2005 19.11
2006 19.33
2007 20.72
2008 20.26
2009 19.73
2010 20.87
2011 20.83
2012 20.47
2013 20.26
2014 19.53

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion) in Arab World was 1.12 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 5.54 in 1971, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 1994.

Definition: CO2 emissions from other sectors, less residential buildings and commercial and public services, contains the emissions from commercial/institutional activities, residential, agriculture/forestry, fishing and other emissions not specified elsewhere that are included in the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 4 and 1 A 5. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the category also includes emissions from autoproducers in the commercial/residential/agricultural sectors that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

See also:

Year Value
1971 5.54
1972 5.34
1973 5.11
1974 4.77
1975 4.32
1976 4.31
1977 4.02
1978 3.88
1979 3.87
1980 3.56
1981 3.06
1982 2.94
1983 3.16
1984 3.58
1985 2.72
1986 2.97
1987 2.98
1988 3.35
1989 3.15
1990 1.56
1991 1.82
1992 1.43
1993 1.21
1994 1.00
1995 1.20
1996 1.09
1997 1.09
1998 1.11
1999 1.12
2000 1.09
2001 1.24
2002 1.10
2003 1.15
2004 1.21
2005 1.53
2006 1.51
2007 1.56
2008 1.48
2009 1.48
2010 1.33
2011 1.29
2012 1.16
2013 1.20
2014 1.12

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)

CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion) in Arab World was 24.74 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 29.53 in 1985, while its lowest value was 23.73 in 1971.

Definition: CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1971 23.73
1972 24.39
1973 24.44
1974 24.82
1975 24.71
1976 25.24
1977 25.99
1978 27.42
1979 25.29
1980 24.31
1981 25.73
1982 26.23
1983 27.80
1984 29.31
1985 29.53
1986 27.36
1987 27.33
1988 27.08
1989 26.87
1990 27.62
1991 27.96
1992 27.59
1993 26.63
1994 26.21
1995 25.10
1996 25.02
1997 24.21
1998 24.82
1999 24.98
2000 25.33
2001 24.48
2002 24.67
2003 24.47
2004 24.46
2005 24.36
2006 24.59
2007 25.17
2008 24.96
2009 25.09
2010 24.96
2011 24.79
2012 25.06
2013 24.98
2014 24.74

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions