United Arab Emirates vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Fossil-fuel subsidies

United Arab Emirates
14.72 billion billions of current united states dollars
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
12.63 billion billions of current united states dollars
in 2020
United Arab Emirates rank
12th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
15th

Fossil-fuel subsidies over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.72 billion billions of current united states dollars against 12.63 billion billions of current united states dollars in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 2.09 billion billions of current united states dollars.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 189 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2010s 8.22 billion billions of current united states dollars 15.11 billion billions of current united states dollars 6.89 billion billions of current united states dollars United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 4.55 billion billions of current united states dollars 12.63 billion billions of current united states dollars 8.08 billion billions of current united states dollars United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil-fuel subsidies, United Arab Emirates or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Arab Emirates, at 14.72 billion billions of current united states dollars against 12.63 billion billions of current united states dollars in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil-fuel subsidies between United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.09 billion billions of current united states dollars, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for fossil-fuel subsidies?
United Arab Emirates ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 15th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil-fuel subsidies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fossil-fuel subsidies
Unit
billions of current united states dollars
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,644 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) (billions of nominal United States dollars).