Summary of the UAE’s latest performance according to the Green Economy

Indicators

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World GCC Recent 1
Category Indicator Performance Year Source
ranking ranking trend Tar
get
N1. Reserves of minerals
97.8 billion
Oil reserves barrels (R/P: 2013 I 7th 3rd →
73.5 years)
6.1 trillion
Gas reserves m3 (R/P: 2013 I 7th 3rd →
>100 years)
N2. Land resources
Abu Dhabi:
311,000 ha
2009 L
(5.2% of total
land)
Economically
Northern
cultivatable land
Emirates:
101,678 ha 2012 L
(13.4% of
total land)
319,400 ha
Forest areas (4.5% of total 2012 I ↗
Inputs I land)
(natural
N3. Marine resources
resource
Fish stocks
base) 599 kg/km2 2011 L+I ↘
(Arabian Gulf)
Fish stocks (Sea
529 kg/km2 2011 L+I ↘
of Oman)
N4. Wildlife resources
Number of plant
800 (at least) 2014 L
species
Mammals:
Number of 48; Birds:
2014 L
animal species 440; Reptiles:
70 (at least)
N5. Freshwater resources
Fresh
groundwater 20 billion m3 L ↘
reserves
Renewable
internal
173rd
freshwater 16.8 m3/year 2011 I 4th ↘
/174
resources per
capita
Inputs II C1. Innovation
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economic ong
condition Global top
36th in the 36th
s) Innovation Index 2014 I 1st → 20
world /143
[National KPI] cou
ntri
es
R&D expenditure 0.49% of 48th 1.5
2011 I
[National KPI] GDP /77 %
C2. Business environment
Am
ong
Global
top
Competitiveness 12th in the 2014- 12th
I 1st ↗ 10
Index [National world 15 /144
cou
KPI]
ntri
es
Foreign direct
investment net 108th
2.5% of GDP 2012 I 2nd ↗ 5%
inflows [National /186
KPI]
1st
Ease of Doing in
22nd in the 22nd
Business Index 2015 I 1st ↗ the
world /189
[National KPI] wor
ld
C3. Entrepreneurship
Am
Global ong
Entrepreneurship top
20th in the 20th
& Development 2015 I 1st ↗ 10
world /130
Index [National cou
KPI] ntri
es
C4. Workforce
Working Approx. 6.25
2012 I ↗
population million
79.3% (male
Labour 91.0%;
2012 I ↗
participation rate female
46.6%)
C5. Knowledge & education
Am
441 ong
OECD PISA (mathematics top
46th
score [National 434; reading 2012 I 20
/65
KPI] 442; science cou
448) ntri
es
Pupils who
97.4% 2010 L ↗
reached Grade 5
Graduates from 19,257 (male 2011-
L ↗
higher education 7,229; female 12

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E1. Ecological Footprint
Ecological
7.75 global 146th *
Footprint per 2014 I 3rd * ↗
hectares /148
capita
E2. Greenhouse gas intensity
18.8 t/year 2012 L+I ↗
19.9 t/year
(only CO2
GHG emissions from fossil
192nd *
per capita fuel 2010 I 3rd *
/199
combustion
and cement
production)
324 g/$ 2012 L+I ↗
GHG emissions
152nd * st
per GDP 451 g/$ 2010 I 1 *
/187
E3. Energy intensity
Electricity use 11.0
2012 L+I ↘
per capita MWh/year
Electricity use
0.19 kWh/$ 2012 L+I →
per GDP
th
Energy use per 129 *
7,407 kgoe 2011 I 3rd *
capita /136
Efficienc
Energy use per 79th
y 0.13 kgoe/$ 2011 I 3rd
GDP /132
(producti
on and E4. Clean energy deployment
consump 24
tion) %
Electricity
(inc
generation from
165th ludi
renewable 0.02% 2011 I 1st ↗
/213 ng
sources [National
nuc
KPI]
lear
)
Renewable
138.5 MW 2013 L ↗
energy capacity
Carbon intensity
600
of electricity 2011 I 2nd * ↗
gCO2/kWh
production
E5. Material intensity
Apparent steel
use (in finished 127th *
756.8 kg 2013 I 5th * →
products) per /131
capita
Apparent steel
use (in finished
13.7 g/$ 2012 I →
products) per
GDP
E6. Water intensity
Total water use 449.4
2013 L ↗
per capita m3/year

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 Domestic water
353 l/day 2013 L →
use per capita
Municipal water
500 l/day 2012 L+I →
use per capita
Municipal water
3.1 l/$ 2012 L+I ↗
use per GDP
E7. Waste intensity
Municipal solid 0.9
waste generation 1.82 kg/day 2014 L kg/
per capita day
23%
Recovery rate of
(recycled
municipal solid 75
15%; 2013 L ↗
waste [National %
composted
KPI]
8%)
Total solid waste
generation per 49.0 g/$ 2012 L+I →
GDP
E8. Land use sustainability
Agricultural
11.6 t/ha 2012 L ↘
productivity
Value added of
agricultural $ 926.9/ha 2012 L ↗
production
Farming areas
with modern 91% 2011 L ↗
irrigation
Areas of organic
3,920 ha 2013 L ↗
farming
E9. Marine resource use sustainability
Total fish catches 72,728 t 2012 L ↘
Number of
fingerlings raised 301,634 2013 L →
and released
Number of coral
reef colonies 3,600 2013 L ↗
installed
Number of
Crimean trees 15,000 2012 L ↗
planted
E10. Consumer attitude & behaviour
Environmentally 60% (Abu
2013 L ↗
aware citizens Dhabi)
Citizens taking
68% (Abu
environmentally 2013 L ↗
Dhabi)
sound behaviour
Outputs W1. Economic contributions from non-oil sectors
(material 67.3% of
Non-oil GDP 2013 L →
and non- total GDP
material Non-oil real GDP
5.4% 2013 L ↗ 5%
well- growth [National

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Non-hydrocarbon 28.5% of
2013 L ↗
export total export
W2. Standard of living
$ 58,042
8th
GDP per capita (PPP-based) 2012 I 3rd →
/173
Am
ong
Gross National
top
Income (GNI) per $ 58,090 11th
2012 I 3rd → 10
capita [National (PPP-based) /213
cou
KPI]
ntri
es
W3. Human development
Am
ong
Human
top
Development 40th in the 40th
2013 I 3rd → 10
Index [National world /187
cou
KPI]
ntri
es
W4. Quality of life
Am
ong
World Happiness top
14th in the 2010- 14th
Index [National I 1st ↗ 5
world 12 /156
KPI] cou
ntri
es
W5. Environmental health
Environmental
25th in the 25th
Performance 2014 I 1st ↗
world /178
Index
Population
weighted 168th *
11.68 µg/m3 2012 I 2nd * →
exposure to /224
PM2.5
Access to sewage 32nd
67.1% 2012 I 2nd
treatment /146
P1. Environmental expenditure
Budget of the AED 308.71
Ministry of million
2014 L →
Environment and ($ 84.1
Water million)
P2. Environmental regulations
Policies Number of
national
42 2013 L ↗
environmental
regulations
P3. Fossil fuel subsidies
Subsidisation rate 28th *
65.0% 2013 I 1st * ↘
per total cost of /37
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Fossil fuel
35th *
subsidies per $ 2,378 2013 I 3rd * ↗
/37
capita
Fossil fuel
24th *
subsidies per 5.6% 2013 I 3rd * ↗
/37
GDP
P4. Nature conservation
15,855 km2
(35
Terrestrial and
designations;
marine protected 2014 L ↗
12.5% of
areas
total land and
sea areas)
P5. Environmental standards
Number of
national
27 2014 L ↗
environmental
standards
Recent trend ↗: Improving →: Stable ↘: Deteriorating

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