Maldives vs Vanuatu: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Maldives
4.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
4.6%
in 2024
Maldives rank
29th
Vanuatu rank
26th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 4.6% against 4.6% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Maldives ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 1.7% | 31.7% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 7.2% | 9.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 2.7% | 12.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 4.8% | 3.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 4.5% | 4.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 4.6% against 4.6% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Maldives ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 26th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.