India vs Maldives: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

India
0.0017 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.0018 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
33rd
Maldives rank
31st

Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Maldives
00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 33rd and Maldives ranks 31st of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre India
1980s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, India or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between India and Maldives?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Maldives rank globally for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
India ranks 33rd and Maldives ranks 31st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CH4) 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.