South Korea vs Maldives: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

South Korea
0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
9th
Maldives rank
10th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • South Korea
  • Maldives
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 0.0002 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 9th and Maldives ranks 10th 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 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 0.0024 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.0045 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0074 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0071 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, South Korea or Maldives?
South Korea, at 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between South Korea and Maldives?
0.0002 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
South Korea ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions 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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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

Total greenhouse gas emissions 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.