China vs Small states: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

China
0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
31st
Small states rank
34th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • China
  • Small states
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 10.2 times Small states's.

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

China ranks 31st and Small states ranks 34th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, China or Small states?
China, at 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between China and Small states?
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Small states?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Small states rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
China ranks 31st and Small states ranks 34th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.