Maldives vs New Zealand: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0161 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0157 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
93rd
New Zealand rank
96th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • New Zealand
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0161 kt per square kilometre against 0.0157 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

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

Maldives ranks 93rd and New Zealand ranks 96th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.006 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre 0.0056 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0131 kt per square kilometre 0.0099 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0126 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0226 kt per square kilometre 0.0159 kt per square kilometre 0.0067 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.0181 kt per square kilometre 0.0154 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Maldives or New Zealand?
Maldives, at 0.0161 kt per square kilometre against 0.0157 kt per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Maldives and New Zealand?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and New Zealand rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 93rd and New Zealand ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (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.