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

Maldives
0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
10th
Netherlands rank
13th

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

  • Maldives
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Maldives ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0065 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0049 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0012 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 Netherlands?
Maldives, at 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Maldives and Netherlands?
0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Netherlands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Netherlands rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Maldives ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 13th 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.