Europe vs Maldives: Waste — Emissions Share

Europe
27.91 %
in 2023
Maldives
90.33 %
in 2023
Europe rank
8th
Maldives rank
5th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

  • Europe
  • Maldives
20406080100199020062023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 90.33 % against 27.91 % in Europe, a difference of 62.42 %.

That makes Maldives's figure about 3.2 times Europe's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 5th of 34 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 26.76 % 90.25 % 63.49 % Maldives
2000s 28.96 % 89.74 % 60.78 % Maldives
2010s 26.38 % 91.3 % 64.92 % Maldives
2020s 27.34 % 90.27 % 62.93 % Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Europe or Maldives?
Maldives, at 90.33 % against 27.91 % in Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Europe and Maldives?
62.42 %, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Maldives?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe and Maldives rank globally for waste — emissions share?
Europe ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 5th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). 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 Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.