Maldives vs Malta: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre

Maldives
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
9th
Malta rank
8th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • Malta
0000.001197019962023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

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

Across all 54 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 9th and Malta ranks 8th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre, Maldives or Malta?
Malta, at 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre between Maldives and Malta?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 9th and Malta ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (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
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (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
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (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.