Italy vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Italy
86,920 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
105,194 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Maldives rank
24th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 105,194 tonnes per square kilometre against 86,920 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 18,274 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Maldives ranks 24th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,157 tonnes per square kilometre | 113.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 21,043 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 33,076 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,386 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,690 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 47,081 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,610 tonnes per square kilometre | 40,471 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 62,641 tonnes per square kilometre | 21,704 tonnes per square kilometre | 40,936 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 77,142 tonnes per square kilometre | 54,439 tonnes per square kilometre | 22,703 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 85,269 tonnes per square kilometre | 93,798 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,528 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Italy or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 105,194 tonnes per square kilometre against 86,920 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Italy and Maldives?
- 18,274 tonnes per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Maldives?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 27th and Maldives ranks 24th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 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.