India vs Vanuatu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre

India
14,136 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
14,003 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
52nd
Vanuatu rank
54th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Vanuatu
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 14,136 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,003 tonnes per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 133 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 52nd and Vanuatu ranks 54th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 10,564 tonnes per square kilometre 7,505 tonnes per square kilometre 3,060 tonnes per square kilometre India
1970s 11,538 tonnes per square kilometre 8,720 tonnes per square kilometre 2,818 tonnes per square kilometre India
1980s 12,348 tonnes per square kilometre 9,953 tonnes per square kilometre 2,395 tonnes per square kilometre India
1990s 12,936 tonnes per square kilometre 11,751 tonnes per square kilometre 1,185 tonnes per square kilometre India
2000s 13,370 tonnes per square kilometre 14,304 tonnes per square kilometre 934.24 tonnes per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 13,847 tonnes per square kilometre 14,524 tonnes per square kilometre 677.6 tonnes per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 14,118 tonnes per square kilometre 14,073 tonnes per square kilometre 44.82 tonnes per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, India or Vanuatu?
India, at 14,136 tonnes per square kilometre against 14,003 tonnes per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between India and Vanuatu?
133 tonnes per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Vanuatu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
India ranks 52nd and Vanuatu ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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.