Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Maldives
16.52 units per square kilometre
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
12.31 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Maldives rank
13th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Maldives
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 16.52 units per square kilometre against 12.31 units per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 4.21 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1031 units per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre 0.087 units per square kilometre Maldives
1970s 0.3362 units per square kilometre 0.3214 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 1.42 units per square kilometre 5.74 units per square kilometre 4.32 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 4.64 units per square kilometre 13.02 units per square kilometre 8.38 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 14.36 units per square kilometre 16.97 units per square kilometre 2.61 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 17.29 units per square kilometre 18.58 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 16.29 units per square kilometre 11.53 units per square kilometre 4.77 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?
Maldives, at 16.52 units per square kilometre against 12.31 units per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
4.21 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.