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Palestine vs United Arab Emirates

22 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Palestine; the dashed grey line is United Arab Emirates.

Country A · Palestine
Country B · United Arab Emirates

Climate

CO2 emissions

Palestine: 4.78 Mt CO2/year · 2024United Arab Emirates: 222.0 Mt CO2/year · 2024
01002001990200020102020United Arab Emirates

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Palestine: 0.87 t CO2/person/year · 2024United Arab Emirates: 20.1 t CO2/person/year · 2024
0501990200020102020United Arab Emirateshigh 2022low 1997

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Palestine: 0.95 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025United Arab Emirates: 0.82 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-20219401960198020002020United Arab Emirateshigh 2010low 1992

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Palestine: 4,393 kWh/person/year · 2023United Arab Emirates: 138,026 kWh/person/year · 2024
0100k200k20002005201020152020United Arab Emirates

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Palestine: 39.4 % of electricity · 2024United Arab Emirates: 8.58 % of electricity · 2024
0204020002005201020152020United Arab Emirateshigh 2023

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Palestine: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.11 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Palestine: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
01220002005201020152020United Arab Emirates

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Palestine: 60.6 % of electricity · 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
05010020002005201020152020United Arab Emirateslow 2023

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Palestine: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024United Arab Emirates: 68.3 % of electricity · 2024
05010020002005201020152020United Arab Emirates

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Palestine: 48.1 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022United Arab Emirates: 1,510 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
01k2k20002005201020152020United Arab Emirateshigh 2005low 2011

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Palestine: 164.9 m³/person/year · 2021United Arab Emirates: 14.9 m³/person/year · 2022
05001k1990200020102020United Arab Emirates

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Safely managed drinking water

Palestine: 80.6 % of population · 2024United Arab Emirates: 98.6 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020United Arab Emirates

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Palestine: 256.6 mm/year · 2025United Arab Emirates: 18.7 mm/year · 2025
020040060019401960198020002020United Arab Emirateshigh 1953low 1999

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Palestine: -24.8 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025United Arab Emirates: -66.4 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
010019401960198020002020United Arab Emirateshigh 1953low 1999

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Palestine: 73.5 % of population · 2024United Arab Emirates: 98.4 % of population · 2024
05010020002005201020152020United Arab Emirates

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Red List Index

Palestine: 0.90 index (1 = species safe) · 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.84 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020United Arab Emirateslow 1998

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Palestine: 10.0 % of land area · 2024United Arab Emirates: 19.2 % of land area · 2024
010202018202020222024United Arab Emirates

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Palestine: 48.4 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023United Arab Emirates: 124.1 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
01002003002005201020152020United Arab Emirateshigh 2020low 2003

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

Palestine: 0.00 % of territorial waters · 2024United Arab Emirates: 12.0 % of territorial waters · 2024
05102018202020222024United Arab Emirates

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

Palestine: 87.4 % living in cities · 2025United Arab Emirates: 86.0 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Palestine: 23.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024United Arab Emirates: 55.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
020406020002005201020152020United Arab Emirateshigh 2015

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Palestine: 0.14 ODP tonnes/year · 2021United Arab Emirates: 359.5 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
05001k1990200020102020United Arab Emirates

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data