This month we look at United Arab Emirates as our focus country.
Focus market on this month's report: United Arab Emirates
Highlights from this month’s report include:
- Global passenger-related emissions in September 2025 were 69m tonnes
- Overall global aviation emissions January to September 2025 were 616m tonnes, 4m tonnes below January to September 2019 levels
- 14 out of the 25 largest markets had aviation emissions in January to September 2025 below the same period in 2019
- Out of the 25 largest markets, Hong Kong has the largest reduction with aviation emissions -29% in January to September 2025 when compared to the same period in 2019
Spotlight on United Arab Emirates
- Passenger-related emissions from airports in United Arab Emirates were 2.1m tonnes in September 2025, +7% above 2019 levels
- United Arab Emirates ranked 5th largest country for emissions in September 2025
- Out of the 10 largest markets by seat capacity from United Arab Emirates, airline operations to/from India had the lowest emissions per ASK over the last 12 months
- IndiGo had the lowest emissions per ASK out of the 10 largest airlines for emissions over the last 12 months
Download this month’s report here
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