Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 29.51 tonnes per square kilometre against 17.43 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 12.08 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.7 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 173rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.53 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 20.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 21.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 21.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 24.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 38.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.69 tonnes per square kilometre | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 28.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 29.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?
- Maldives, at 29.51 tonnes per square kilometre against 17.43 tonnes per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
- 12.08 tonnes per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 173rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 174th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, 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 from land-use change 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.