North America vs Palau: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
North America
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North America rank
17th
Palau rank
14th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- North America
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Palau's figure about 10.5 times North America's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 17th and Palau ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0047 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0034 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), North America or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between North America and Palau?
- 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do North America and Palau rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- North America ranks 17th and Palau ranks 14th 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
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.