Barbados vs Maldives: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Barbados
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
2.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
Maldives rank
162nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.31 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and Maldives ranks 162nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 568,767 tonnes | 11,037 tonnes | 557,730 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 810,165 tonnes | 69,627 tonnes | 740,538 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.11 million tonnes | 253,549 tonnes | 855,592 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.43 million tonnes | 652,353 tonnes | 782,597 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 8,081 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.21 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 872,980 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, Barbados or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.31 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change between Barbados and Maldives?
- 1.01 million tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Maldives ranks 162nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.