Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
29th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Kingdom
00.0010.0020.003197019962023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 8.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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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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.