Maldives vs World: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0818 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0026 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • World
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0818 kt per square kilometre against 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0792 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 31.3 times World's.

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

Maldives ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and World in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre World
1970s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre World
1980s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre World
1990s 0.0104 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0088 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.021 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.019 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.0535 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 0.0512 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.0762 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0737 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Maldives or World?
Maldives, at 0.0818 kt per square kilometre against 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Maldives and World?
0.0792 kt per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and World rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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 N2O (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.