Maldives vs Malta: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0168 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.0109 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
6th
Malta rank
9th

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Malta
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0168 kt per square kilometre against 0.0109 kt per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.0059 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.

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

Maldives ranks 6th and Malta ranks 9th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Malta
1970s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.003 kt per square kilometre 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 0.0056 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.01 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0122 kt per square kilometre 0.0116 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.016 kt per square kilometre 0.0109 kt per square kilometre 0.005 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Maldives or Malta?
Maldives, at 0.0168 kt per square kilometre against 0.0109 kt per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Maldives and Malta?
0.0059 kt per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 6th and Malta ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), 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

Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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.