Japan vs Maldives: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt)

Japan
0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
Maldives rank
13th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) over time

  • Japan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and Maldives ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt), Japan or Maldives?
Maldives, at 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt) between Japan and Maldives?
0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt)?
Japan ranks 16th and Maldives ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (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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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 12,381 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (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.