Maldives vs World: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Maldives
0.0252 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.001 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
4th
World rank
1st
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- World
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0252 kt per square kilometre against 0.001 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0242 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 25.6 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.024 kt per square kilometre | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre, Maldives or World?
- Maldives, at 0.0252 kt per square kilometre against 0.001 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre between Maldives and World?
- 0.0242 kt per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and World rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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 N2O (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.