Malawi vs Maldives: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
Malawi
1.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
2.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
157th
Maldives rank
154th
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.31 million tonnes against 1.88 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 424,730 tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 157th and Maldives ranks 154th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 585,669 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | 574,677 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 579,644 tonnes | 69,616 tonnes | 510,028 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 862,754 tonnes | 253,549 tonnes | 609,205 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 893,615 tonnes | 652,192 tonnes | 241,423 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.20 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 141,638 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.82 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 263,268 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, Malawi or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.31 million tonnes against 1.88 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change between Malawi and Maldives?
- 424,730 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 157th and Maldives ranks 154th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and 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), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.