Maldives vs Singapore: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Maldives
527.98 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Singapore
334.22 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Maldives rank
2nd
Singapore rank
5th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Singapore
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 527.98 tonnes per square kilometre against 334.22 tonnes per square kilometre in Singapore, a difference of 193.76 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.
Maldives ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 5th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 9.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 89.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 80.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 11.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 141.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 129.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 18.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 206.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 188.56 tonnes per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 337.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 301.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 516.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 364.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 152.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 527.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 331.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 195.87 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Maldives or Singapore?
- Maldives, at 527.98 tonnes per square kilometre against 334.22 tonnes per square kilometre in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Maldives and Singapore?
- 193.76 tonnes per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 5th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, 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
emissions of air pollutants 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.