Maldives vs Qatar: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Maldives
7,739 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Qatar
10,950 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Maldives rank
8th
Qatar rank
6th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 10,950 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 3,211 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 8th and Qatar ranks 6th of 204 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 | 36.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 947.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 910.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1980s | 232.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,079 tonnes per square kilometre | 846.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 845.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,600 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,755 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2,174 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,476 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,302 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4,466 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,034 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,568 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6,955 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,759 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,804 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Maldives or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 10,950 tonnes per square kilometre against 7,739 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Maldives and Qatar?
- 3,211 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 6th 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.