Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Equatorial Guinea
96,989 tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
100,876 tonnes
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
89th
Maldives rank
86th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 100,876 tonnes against 96,989 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 3,887 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th and Maldives ranks 86th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -458 tonnes | 3,206 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1980s | 5,496 tonnes | 9,526 tonnes | 4,030 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1990s | 239,337 tonnes | 29,678 tonnes | 209,658 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 237,261 tonnes | 46,166 tonnes | 191,094 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 63,044 tonnes | 111,019 tonnes | 47,975 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2020s | 299,336 tonnes | 62,599 tonnes | 236,737 tonnes | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 100,876 tonnes against 96,989 tonnes in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 3,887 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Maldives rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th and Maldives ranks 86th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.