Aruba vs Macao: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Aruba
950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Aruba rank
171st
Macao rank
169th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Aruba
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba, a difference of 215,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Macao ahead.
Aruba ranks 171st and Macao ranks 169th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Macao in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 755.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1860s | 1,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1870s | 1,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1880s | 1,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1890s | 1,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1900s | 1,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1910s | 2,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1920s | 4,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1930s | 8,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1940s | 9,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1950s | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 597,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1960s | 672,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1970s | 785,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 312,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 473,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 1980s | 586,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 778,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1990s | 689,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 559,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2000s | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Aruba |
| 2010s | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2020s | 905,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Aruba or Macao?
- Macao, at 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 950,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Aruba and Macao?
- 215,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Macao?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Macao rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Aruba ranks 171st and Macao ranks 169th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.