South Korea vs Maldives: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
South Korea
5,980 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives
7,739 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
South Korea rank
11th
Maldives rank
8th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,980 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 1,759 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 11th and Maldives ranks 8th of 204 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 | 914.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 877.42 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1,752 tonnes per square kilometre | 232.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,520 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 3,680 tonnes per square kilometre | 845.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,835 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5,104 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,174 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,930 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 6,521 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,466 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,055 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,955 tonnes per square kilometre | 820.97 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, South Korea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,980 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between South Korea and Maldives?
- 1,759 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 8th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.