How does Maldives rank for methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre?

Maldives ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.

Is methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Maldives

Name: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Maldives
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Maldives: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

9th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Maldives 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+15.0%
1972	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+10.9%
1973	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.8%
1974	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+10.7%
1975	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.9%
1976	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.9%
1977	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.2%
1978	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.5%
1979	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.2%
1980	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.6%
1981	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.0%
1982	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.2%
1983	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.2%
1984	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.9%
1985	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.0%
1986	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.7%
1987	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.2%
1988	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.1%
1989	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.1%
1990	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.6%
1991	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.6%
1992	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.2%
1993	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.1%
1994	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.8%
1995	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.8%
1996	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.3%
1997	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.7%
1998	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.2%
1999	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.1%
2000	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.9%
2001	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.9%
2002	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.0%
2003	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.4%
2004	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.1%
2005	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
2006	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.0%
2007	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.6%
2008	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.3%
2009	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.5%
2010	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.9%
2011	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.4%
2012	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.9%
2013	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.6%
2014	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.5%
2015	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.7%
2016	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.3%
2017	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
2018	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
2019	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.3%
2020	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.1%
2021	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.2%
2022	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.9%
2023	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Maldives

6 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
7 Kuwait 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
8 Malta 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
10 Lebanon 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
11 Israel 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
12 Bermuda 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

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More environment data for Maldives

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre in Maldives?: Methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Maldives rank for methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre?: Maldives ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is methane (ch4) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

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.

Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

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: 21 September 2026

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.