Maldives vs Qatar: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Maldives
7,739 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Qatar
10,952 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 10,952 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 3,213 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Maldives's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 947.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 911.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1980s | 232.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,082 tonnes per square kilometre | 849.72 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 845.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,603 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,758 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2,175 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,478 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,304 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4,467 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,038 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,571 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6,955 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,761 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,806 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
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, Maldives or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 10,952 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Maldives and Qatar?
- 3,213 tonnes per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Qatar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Qatar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd 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.