South Korea vs Maldives: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
South Korea
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Maldives rank
9th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time
- South Korea
- Maldives
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 9th of 203 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 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0015 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), South Korea or Maldives?
- South Korea, at 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between South Korea and Maldives?
- 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Korea 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 (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- South Korea ranks 8th and Maldives ranks 9th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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.