Greenland vs Seychelles: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Greenland
618,963 tonnes
in 2024
Seychelles
652,571 tonnes
in 2024
Greenland rank
179th
Seychelles rank
178th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Greenland
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 652,571 tonnes against 618,963 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 33,608 tonnes.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 179th and Seychelles ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 392,048 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 384,720 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1970s | 492,808 tonnes | 63,021 tonnes | 429,787 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1980s | 462,763 tonnes | 142,530 tonnes | 320,234 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1990s | 580,790 tonnes | 217,642 tonnes | 363,148 tonnes | Greenland |
| 2000s | 627,272 tonnes | 375,194 tonnes | 252,078 tonnes | Greenland |
| 2010s | 562,010 tonnes | 494,640 tonnes | 67,370 tonnes | Greenland |
| 2020s | 582,196 tonnes | 626,387 tonnes | 44,191 tonnes | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Greenland or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 652,571 tonnes against 618,963 tonnes in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Greenland and Seychelles?
- 33,608 tonnes, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Seychelles rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Greenland ranks 179th and Seychelles ranks 178th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.