Maldives vs Malta: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.5087 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.3287 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
6th
Malta rank
9th

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

  • Maldives
  • Malta
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.5087 kt per square kilometre against 0.3287 kt per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.18 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 0.0267 kt per square kilometre 0.1207 kt per square kilometre 0.094 kt per square kilometre Malta
1970s 0.0511 kt per square kilometre 0.1387 kt per square kilometre 0.0876 kt per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.0985 kt per square kilometre 0.1454 kt per square kilometre 0.0469 kt per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.1351 kt per square kilometre 0.1814 kt per square kilometre 0.0463 kt per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.2221 kt per square kilometre 0.3067 kt per square kilometre 0.0847 kt per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.3774 kt per square kilometre 0.3498 kt per square kilometre 0.0276 kt per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.4842 kt per square kilometre 0.33 kt per square kilometre 0.1542 kt per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Maldives or Malta?
Maldives, at 0.5087 kt per square kilometre against 0.3287 kt per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Maldives and Malta?
0.18 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 (co2eq) (ar5), 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 (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
Waste — 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
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — 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.