South Korea vs Maldives: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
South Korea
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Maldives rank
7th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- South Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 7th of 193 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), South Korea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between South Korea and Maldives?
- 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Maldives rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- South Korea ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 7th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), 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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 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.