China vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
China
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
29th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- China
- United Kingdom
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.
China ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 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), China or United Kingdom?
- China, at 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between China and United Kingdom?
- 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- China ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.