Maldives vs United Kingdom: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Maldives
4.37 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
76th
United Kingdom rank
73rd

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Maldives
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.45 tonnes per person against 4.37 tonnes per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 76th and United Kingdom ranks 73rd of 192 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0732 tonnes per person 11.24 tonnes per person 11.16 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1980s 0.3601 tonnes per person 10.03 tonnes per person 9.67 tonnes per person United Kingdom
1990s 0.989 tonnes per person 10.03 tonnes per person 9.05 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2000s 2.09 tonnes per person 9.48 tonnes per person 7.39 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2010s 3.13 tonnes per person 6.96 tonnes per person 3.83 tonnes per person United Kingdom
2020s 4 tonnes per person 4.73 tonnes per person 0.7333 tonnes per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Maldives or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4.45 tonnes per person against 4.37 tonnes per person in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Maldives and United Kingdom?
0.08 tonnes per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Maldives and United Kingdom rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Maldives ranks 76th and United Kingdom ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.