Chad vs Maldives: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Chad
2.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
2.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
149th
Maldives rank
147th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Chad
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.31 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in Chad, a difference of 57,250 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 149th and Maldives ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,394 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 160,402 tonnes | Chad |
| 1980s | 177,704 tonnes | 69,616 tonnes | 108,088 tonnes | Chad |
| 1990s | 422,093 tonnes | 253,549 tonnes | 168,544 tonnes | Chad |
| 2000s | 728,403 tonnes | 652,192 tonnes | 76,211 tonnes | Chad |
| 2010s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 295,367 tonnes | Chad |
| 2020s | 2.14 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 55,048 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Chad or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.31 million tonnes against 2.25 million tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Chad and Maldives?
- 57,250 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Maldives rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
- Chad ranks 149th and Maldives ranks 147th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.