Maldives vs World: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0811 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • Maldives
  • World
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0811 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0796 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 52.7 times World's.

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

Maldives ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 184 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 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre World
1970s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre World
1980s 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre World
1990s 0.0094 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.0295 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0279 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.0532 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0516 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.0762 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre 0.0747 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Maldives or World?
Maldives, at 0.0811 kt per square kilometre against 0.0015 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Maldives and World?
0.0796 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 other — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other — 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
Other — 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
185 places, 10,608 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Other — 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.