China vs Seychelles: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
China
1,275 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Seychelles
1,428 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
China rank
24th
Seychelles rank
23rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1,428 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,275 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 153 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was China ahead.
China ranks 24th and Seychelles ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 158.28 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 264.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 137 tonnes per square kilometre | 127.77 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 300.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 309.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.33 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 422.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 473.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 50.66 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 642.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 815.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 173.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 1,040 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,075 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1,212 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,367 tonnes per square kilometre | 155.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, China or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 1,428 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,275 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between China and Seychelles?
- 153 tonnes per square kilometre, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do China and Seychelles rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 24th and Seychelles ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.