How does North America rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?

North America ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in North America?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North America

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North America
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

North America: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.8%

Rank

20th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2000

All-time low

0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North America, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North America stood at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North America peaked at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1971.

North America ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in North America, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in North America, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.9%
1972	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.7%
1973	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.5%
1974	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.6%
1975	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.6%
1976	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.2%
1977	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.7%
1978	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.2%
1980	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.3%
1981	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.5%
1982	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.4%
1983	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.5%
1984	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.1%
1985	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.1%
1986	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.9%
1987	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.8%
1988	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
1989	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.2%
1990	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.7%
1991	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.9%
1992	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.7%
1993	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.8%
1994	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.0%
1995	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.2%
1996	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.6%
1997	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
1998	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.7%
1999	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.2%
2000	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.3%
2001	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.9%
2002	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.8%
2003	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.1%
2004	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.1%
2005	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2006	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.6%
2007	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.4%
2008	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.6%
2009	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.4%
2010	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
2011	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.5%
2012	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.3%
2013	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.1%
2014	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.7%
2015	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.8%
2016	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.8%
2017	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.5%
2018	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.0%
2019	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.8%
2020	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-8.8%
2021	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.9%
2022	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.4%
2023	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near North America

17 Palau 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
18 Mauritius 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
19 Aruba 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
20 Luxembourg 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
21 Japan 0.003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
22 Brunei 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
23 Barbados 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

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Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.1631 % change on previous year (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2602 % change on previous year (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.2816 % change on previous year (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) -0.4172 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North America?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in North America was 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in North America?: The highest recorded value was 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2000.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in North America?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1971.
How does North America rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: North America ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in North America?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North America data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

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.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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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: 22 September 2026

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.