Denmark vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Denmark
104,282 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
105,194 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
25th
Maldives rank
24th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • Maldives
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 105,194 tonnes per square kilometre against 104,282 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 912 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 25th and Maldives ranks 24th of 204 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 42,804 tonnes per square kilometre 113.99 tonnes per square kilometre 42,690 tonnes per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 56,377 tonnes per square kilometre 1,386 tonnes per square kilometre 54,991 tonnes per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 70,944 tonnes per square kilometre 6,610 tonnes per square kilometre 64,334 tonnes per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 85,723 tonnes per square kilometre 21,704 tonnes per square kilometre 64,019 tonnes per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 97,400 tonnes per square kilometre 54,439 tonnes per square kilometre 42,961 tonnes per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 103,193 tonnes per square kilometre 93,798 tonnes per square kilometre 9,395 tonnes per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Denmark or Maldives?
Maldives, at 105,194 tonnes per square kilometre against 104,282 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Denmark and Maldives?
912 tonnes per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Maldives?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 25th and Maldives ranks 24th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.