Kuwait vs Maldives: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Kuwait
7,268 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives
7,739 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Kuwait rank
9th
Maldives rank
8th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 471 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 8th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,181 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,144 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1,602 tonnes per square kilometre | 232.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,370 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 5,274 tonnes per square kilometre | 845.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,428 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,950 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,174 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,776 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 5,278 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,466 tonnes per square kilometre | 811.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 6,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,955 tonnes per square kilometre | 821.42 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, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,268 tonnes per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 471 tonnes per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 9th 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.