Which has higher waste — emissions, Iceland or Maldives?

Iceland, at 0.0426 kt against 0.0283 kt in Maldives as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Maldives: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Iceland

0.0426 kt

in 2023

Maldives

0.0283 kt

in 2023

Iceland rank

185th

Maldives rank

188th

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Iceland
Maldives

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0426 kt against 0.0283 kt in Maldives, a difference of 0.0143 kt.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times Maldives's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 185th and Maldives ranks 188th of 232 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0165 kt	0.004 kt	0.0125 kt	Iceland
1970s	0.0204 kt	0.007 kt	0.0133 kt	Iceland
1980s	0.0232 kt	0.0123 kt	0.011 kt	Iceland
1990s	0.0231 kt	0.0158 kt	0.0074 kt	Iceland
2000s	0.0272 kt	0.021 kt	0.0062 kt	Iceland
2010s	0.0352 kt	0.0281 kt	0.0072 kt	Iceland
2020s	0.0414 kt	0.0282 kt	0.0132 kt	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Iceland or Maldives?: Iceland, at 0.0426 kt against 0.0283 kt in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Iceland and Maldives?: 0.0143 kt, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Maldives rank globally for waste — emissions?: Iceland ranks 185th and Maldives ranks 188th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf