What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Portugal?

0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP

Maldives

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Portugal

0 kt per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Maldives rank

21st

Portugal rank

18th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP over time

Maldives
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0 kt per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Maldives ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 136 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1980s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
1990s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2000s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Maldives
2010s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Portugal
2020s	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	0 kt per US$ of GDP	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp, Maldives or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0 kt per US$ of GDP against 0 kt per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp between Maldives and Portugal?: 0 kt per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Portugal?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per unit of gdp?: Maldives ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP
Unit: kt per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 137 places, 7,240 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.