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

Maldives
0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
10th
Middle income rank
11th

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

  • Maldives
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 13.1 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle income ahead.

Maldives ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 11th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Middle income
1980s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Maldives

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, Maldives or Middle income?
Maldives, at 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Maldives and Middle income?
0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Middle income rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Maldives ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 11th 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.