Kuwait vs Maldives: Change air pollutant emissions

Kuwait
152,708
in 2022
Maldives
158,394
in 2022
Kuwait rank
132nd
Maldives rank
131st

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Kuwait
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 158,394 against 152,708 in Kuwait, a difference of 5,686.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 132nd and Maldives ranks 131st of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 21 and Maldives in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Maldives Difference Ahead
1750s 1,093 284.08 808.96 Kuwait
1760s 1,136 288.84 846.7 Kuwait
1770s 1,178 293.62 884.7 Kuwait
1780s 1,221 298.43 922.73 Kuwait
1790s 1,264 303.26 960.46 Kuwait
1800s 1,306 308.09 997.54 Kuwait
1810s 1,347 317.69 1,030 Kuwait
1820s 1,388 333.39 1,055 Kuwait
1830s 1,427 349.76 1,077 Kuwait
1840s 1,463 366.81 1,096 Kuwait
1850s 1,495 442.31 1,052 Kuwait
1860s 1,494 625.77 868.62 Kuwait
1870s 1,456 883.45 572.25 Kuwait
1880s 1,411 1,253 157.91 Kuwait
1890s 1,359 1,660 300.61 Maldives
1900s 1,152 1,940 788.01 Maldives
1910s 800.34 2,420 1,620 Maldives
1920s 552.45 2,903 2,350 Maldives
1930s 387.32 3,374 2,987 Maldives
1940s 8,174 3,791 4,383 Kuwait
1950s 143,854 3,268 140,586 Kuwait
1960s 179,882 2,653 177,229 Kuwait
1970s 146,118 2,793 143,325 Kuwait
1980s 215,540 3,558 211,982 Kuwait
1990s 190,555 5,504 185,051 Kuwait
2000s 207,368 101,163 106,205 Kuwait
2010s 152,197 155,028 2,831 Maldives
2020s 143,337 158,288 14,951 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Kuwait or Maldives?
Maldives, at 158,394 against 152,708 in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Kuwait and Maldives?
5,686, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Kuwait ranks 132nd and Maldives ranks 131st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed