Kuwait vs Maldives: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Kuwait
0.5625 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.4707 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
5th
Maldives rank
6th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.5625 kt per square kilometre against 0.4707 kt per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.0918 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 kt per square kilometre | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0792 kt per square kilometre | 0.0436 kt per square kilometre | 0.0356 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1505 kt per square kilometre | 0.085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0654 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.2071 kt per square kilometre | 0.1175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0896 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2916 kt per square kilometre | 0.1977 kt per square kilometre | 0.0939 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4596 kt per square kilometre | 0.3426 kt per square kilometre | 0.117 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.5448 kt per square kilometre | 0.4469 kt per square kilometre | 0.0979 kt per square kilometre | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 0.5625 kt per square kilometre against 0.4707 kt per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.0918 kt per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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.