China vs Puerto Rico: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
China
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
25th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- China
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
China ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 203 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), China or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0016 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 China and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Puerto Rico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and Puerto Rico rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- China ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.