New Zealand vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

New Zealand
7,519 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
7,607 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
106th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
104th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 7,607 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,519 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 88 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 106th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 104th of 204 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 3,815 tonnes per square kilometre 390.7 tonnes per square kilometre 3,424 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 5,054 tonnes per square kilometre 1,690 tonnes per square kilometre 3,364 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 6,408 tonnes per square kilometre 4,489 tonnes per square kilometre 1,920 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 7,336 tonnes per square kilometre 7,030 tonnes per square kilometre 305.55 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 7,607 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,519 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Turks and Caicos Islands?
88 tonnes per square kilometre, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turks and Caicos Islands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 106th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 104th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.