Which has higher waste — emissions, Maldives or United States?

Maldives, at 3.82 kt against 3.41 kt in United States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs United States: Waste — Emissions

Maldives

3.82 kt

in 2023

United States

3.41 kt

in 2023

Maldives rank

81st

United States rank

83rd

Waste — Emissions over time

Maldives
United States

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 3.82 kt against 3.41 kt in United States, a difference of 0.41 kt.

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

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

Maldives ranks 81st and United States ranks 83rd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0.3847 kt	1.9 kt	1.51 kt	United States
1980s	0.7803 kt	2.19 kt	1.41 kt	United States
1990s	1.1 kt	2.87 kt	1.76 kt	United States
2000s	1.74 kt	3.35 kt	1.61 kt	United States
2010s	2.98 kt	3.35 kt	0.373 kt	United States
2020s	3.68 kt	3.4 kt	0.285 kt	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Maldives or United States?: Maldives, at 3.82 kt against 3.41 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Maldives and United States?: 0.41 kt, 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 waste — emissions?: Maldives ranks 81st and United States ranks 83rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). 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 (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf