North America vs Palau: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
North America
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
North America rank
20th
Palau rank
17th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- North America
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Palau's figure about 8.6 times North America's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 20th and Palau ranks 17th 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 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0036 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Palau |
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, North America or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between North America and Palau?
- 0.0028 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- North America ranks 20th and Palau ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.