Maldives vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Maldives
105,194 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
93,940 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
24th
Poland rank
26th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 105,194 tonnes per square kilometre against 93,940 tonnes per square kilometre in Poland, a difference of 11,254 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

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

Maldives ranks 24th and Poland ranks 26th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 113.99 tonnes per square kilometre 37,428 tonnes per square kilometre 37,314 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
1980s 1,386 tonnes per square kilometre 50,539 tonnes per square kilometre 49,153 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
1990s 6,610 tonnes per square kilometre 63,586 tonnes per square kilometre 56,976 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
2000s 21,704 tonnes per square kilometre 74,524 tonnes per square kilometre 52,820 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
2010s 54,439 tonnes per square kilometre 85,178 tonnes per square kilometre 30,740 tonnes per square kilometre Poland
2020s 93,798 tonnes per square kilometre 92,499 tonnes per square kilometre 1,298 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, Maldives or Poland?
Maldives, at 105,194 tonnes per square kilometre against 93,940 tonnes per square kilometre in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Maldives and Poland?
11,254 tonnes per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Poland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 24th and Poland ranks 26th 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.