Maldives vs Singapore: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Maldives
7,739 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Singapore
74,526 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 74,526 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 66,787 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 9.6 times Maldives's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 37,926 tonnes per square kilometre | 37,890 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 232.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 48,667 tonnes per square kilometre | 48,435 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 845.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 73,071 tonnes per square kilometre | 72,226 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2,175 tonnes per square kilometre | 58,330 tonnes per square kilometre | 56,156 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4,467 tonnes per square kilometre | 68,014 tonnes per square kilometre | 63,548 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 6,955 tonnes per square kilometre | 69,659 tonnes per square kilometre | 62,704 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 74,526 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 Singapore?
- 66,787 tonnes per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st 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.