Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in World
World: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.2989 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in World, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
World recorded 0.2989 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.2989 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1038 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1038 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1068 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1126 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1174 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1226 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1284 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1312 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1374 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1466 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1588 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1636 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1708 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1796 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1789 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1789 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1878 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1925 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1992 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2055 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.204 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1977 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1967 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1984 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2047 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.212 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.215 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.22 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2282 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2326 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2267 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2318 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1895 kt per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.189 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1895 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1931 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1981 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.199 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1975 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2013 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2068 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2073 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2106 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2221 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2296 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2366 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2437 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2493 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2556 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2517 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2646 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2736 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2722 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2725 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2747 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2754 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.275 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2799 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2863 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2897 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.275 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2889 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2946 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2989 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.123 kt per square kilometre | 0.1038 kt per square kilometre | 0.1466 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1815 kt per square kilometre | 0.1588 kt per square kilometre | 0.2055 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2109 kt per square kilometre | 0.1967 kt per square kilometre | 0.2326 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2016 kt per square kilometre | 0.189 kt per square kilometre | 0.2318 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2313 kt per square kilometre | 0.2068 kt per square kilometre | 0.2556 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2764 kt per square kilometre | 0.2646 kt per square kilometre | 0.2897 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2893 kt per square kilometre | 0.275 kt per square kilometre | 0.2989 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in World?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in World was 0.2989 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2989 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1038 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does World rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.