Maldives vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0504 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0468 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
31st
United States rank
32nd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • United States
00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0504 kt per square kilometre against 0.0468 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0036 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Maldives ranks 31st and United States ranks 32nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0364 kt per square kilometre 0.0338 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0417 kt per square kilometre 0.0386 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0376 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0129 kt per square kilometre 0.0406 kt per square kilometre 0.0277 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.022 kt per square kilometre 0.0408 kt per square kilometre 0.0188 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0327 kt per square kilometre 0.0415 kt per square kilometre 0.0088 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0482 kt per square kilometre 0.0441 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Maldives or United States?
Maldives, at 0.0504 kt per square kilometre against 0.0468 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Maldives and United States?
0.0036 kt per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and United States rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 31st and United States ranks 32nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.