Arab World vs China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Arab World
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Arab World rank
28th
China rank
28th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Arab World
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Arab World, a difference of 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 8.4 times Arab World's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 28th and China ranks 28th of 47 groups.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World China Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Arab World or China?
China, at 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Arab World and China?
0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and China?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Arab World and China rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Arab World ranks 28th and China ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.