Other small states vs Puerto Rico: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Other small states
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Other small states rank
27th
Puerto Rico rank
25th

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

  • Other small states
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Other small states, a difference of 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 9.9 times Other small states's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Other small states ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0043 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 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), Other small states or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Other small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Other small states and Puerto Rico?
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Puerto Rico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Other small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Other small states ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th 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.