Maldives vs United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0159 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
79th
United States rank
82nd

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • United States
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0159 kt per square kilometre against 0.015 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0009 kt per square kilometre.

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

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

Maldives ranks 79th and United States ranks 82nd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0114 kt per square kilometre 0.0114 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0127 kt per square kilometre 0.0116 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 0.0101 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0031 kt per square kilometre 0.0135 kt per square kilometre 0.0104 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.013 kt per square kilometre 0.0056 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0225 kt per square kilometre 0.013 kt per square kilometre 0.0095 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.018 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Maldives or United States?
Maldives, at 0.0159 kt per square kilometre against 0.015 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Maldives and United States?
0.0009 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 ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 79th and United States ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) 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.