Italy vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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.