South Korea vs Maldives: Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of)
South Korea
0.0069 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.008 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
11th
Maldives rank
9th
Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) over time
- South Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.008 units per square kilometre against 0.0069 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0011 units per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 9th of 199 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 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of), South Korea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.008 units per square kilometre against 0.0069 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of) between South Korea and Maldives?
- 0.0011 units 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 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Maldives rank globally for annual net emissions/removals (greenhouse gas, total, metric ton of)?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 9th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂), 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 Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of CO₂) 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.