Small states vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Small states
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states rank
30th
United Kingdom rank
29th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- Small states
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 10.9 times Small states's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 47 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | 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 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0022 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 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0001 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), Small states or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Small states and United Kingdom?
- 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United Kingdom?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Small states and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Small states ranks 30th 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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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.