Cayman Islands vs China: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Cayman Islands
0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
27th
China rank
28th

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • China
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 27th and China ranks 28th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 5 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands China Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1980s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Cayman Islands
1990s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2000s 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Cayman Islands
2010s 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Cayman Islands or China?
Cayman Islands, at 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Cayman Islands and China?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and China?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and China rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Cayman Islands ranks 27th and China ranks 28th of 203 countries.
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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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.