Gabon vs Maldives: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Gabon
1.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
2.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Gabon rank
150th
Maldives rank
147th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Gabon
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.31 million tonnes against 1.84 million tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 466,920 tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 150th and Maldives ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.75 million tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2.46 million tonnes | 69,616 tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1990s | 972,666 tonnes | 253,549 tonnes | 719,117 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1.34 million tonnes | 652,192 tonnes | 691,895 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.75 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 408,529 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1.83 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 255,238 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, Gabon or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.31 million tonnes against 1.84 million tonnes in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between Gabon and Maldives?
- 466,920 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Maldives rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
- Gabon ranks 150th 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.