South Korea vs Maldives: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
South Korea
5,943 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives
7,739 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Korea rank
7th
Maldives rank
4th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,943 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 1,796 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 911 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 874.21 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1,748 tonnes per square kilometre | 232.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,516 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3,657 tonnes per square kilometre | 845.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,812 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5,067 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,175 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,893 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6,488 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,467 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,021 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6,086 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,955 tonnes per square kilometre | 868.98 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, South Korea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,943 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between South Korea and Maldives?
- 1,796 tonnes per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Maldives rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 4th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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.