China vs Seychelles: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
China
1,309 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Seychelles
1,428 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
China rank
29th
Seychelles rank
28th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1,428 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,309 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 119 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was China ahead.
China ranks 29th and Seychelles ranks 28th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 37.79 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 122.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 137 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 206.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 309.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 103.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 331.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 473.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 141.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 598.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 815.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 216.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 1,049 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,075 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1,243 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,367 tonnes per square kilometre | 124.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, China or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 1,428 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,309 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between China and Seychelles?
- 119 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 29th and Seychelles ranks 28th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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 emissions by income level 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.