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
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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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.