Continents carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) per land area

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This scatter chart displays carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) (kt) against land area (km²). The data is from our continents entity.

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There are 2 fields used on this chart (including filters):
  • land area: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. This field is expressed in km².
  • carbon dioxide emissions (CO2): Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. This field is expressed in kt.

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This chart is based on data from: World Bank

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