Maldives vs South America: Waste — Emissions Share
Maldives
0.16 %
in 2023
South America
0.02 %
in 2023
Maldives rank
17th
South America rank
19th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Maldives
- South America
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.16 % against 0.02 % in South America, a difference of 0.14 %.
That makes Maldives's figure about 8.0 times South America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 17th and South America ranks 19th of 159 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.46 % | 0.01 % | 0.45 % | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.269 % | 0.01 % | 0.259 % | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.228 % | 0.019 % | 0.209 % | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.1625 % | 0.02 % | 0.1425 % | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Maldives or South America?
- Maldives, at 0.16 % against 0.02 % in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Maldives and South America?
- 0.14 %, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and South America rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Maldives ranks 17th and South America ranks 19th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.