Malawi vs Maldives: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Malawi
1.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
2.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
157th
Maldives rank
154th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Malawi or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.31 million tonnes against 1.88 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Malawi ranks 157th and Maldives ranks 154th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. 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 (COβ), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.