China vs Maldives: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

China
0.0003 kt per person
in 2023
Maldives
0.0003 kt per person
in 2023
China rank
79th
Maldives rank
78th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • China
  • Maldives
000000196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0003 kt per person against 0.0003 kt per person in China, a difference of 0 kt per person.

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

China ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 78th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person China
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person China
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Maldives
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Maldives
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Maldives
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0 kt per person Maldives
2020s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0 kt per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, China or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0003 kt per person against 0.0003 kt per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between China and Maldives?
0 kt per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Maldives?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Maldives rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
China ranks 79th and Maldives ranks 78th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
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 (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.