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
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

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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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.