Maldives vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate
Maldives
3.09 % change on previous year
in 2023
South America
0.6036 % change on previous year
in 2023
Maldives rank
25th
South America rank
27th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate over time
- Maldives
- South America
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.09 % change on previous year against 0.6036 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 2.49 % change on previous year.
That makes Maldives's figure about 5.1 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South America ahead.
Maldives ranks 25th and South America ranks 27th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and South America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.47 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1970s | 11.21 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 5.67 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1980s | 5.06 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1990s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 0.2351 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2000s | 6.45 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.83 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.36 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate, Maldives or South America?
- Maldives, at 3.09 % change on previous year against 0.6036 % change on previous year in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate between Maldives and South America?
- 2.49 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 25th and South America ranks 27th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.