Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Maldives
0.0001 tonnes per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
120th
United Arab Emirates rank
122nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Maldives
  • United Arab Emirates
-0.100.10.2185019372024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0001 tonnes per person against 0 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.

That makes Maldives's figure about 7.0 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 120th and United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 14 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0014 tonnes per person -0.0179 tonnes per person 0.0193 tonnes per person Maldives
1860s 0.0007 tonnes per person -0.024 tonnes per person 0.0247 tonnes per person Maldives
1870s 0 tonnes per person -0.0299 tonnes per person 0.0299 tonnes per person Maldives
1880s 0.0006 tonnes per person -0.0329 tonnes per person 0.0335 tonnes per person Maldives
1890s 0.0011 tonnes per person -0.0389 tonnes per person 0.0399 tonnes per person Maldives
1900s 0.0006 tonnes per person -0.0461 tonnes per person 0.0467 tonnes per person Maldives
1910s 0.0006 tonnes per person -0.0637 tonnes per person 0.0642 tonnes per person Maldives
1920s 0 tonnes per person -0.0821 tonnes per person 0.0821 tonnes per person Maldives
1930s 0 tonnes per person -0.0881 tonnes per person 0.0881 tonnes per person Maldives
1940s 0.0014 tonnes per person -0.1 tonnes per person 0.1015 tonnes per person Maldives
1950s 0.0008 tonnes per person -0.0947 tonnes per person 0.0955 tonnes per person Maldives
1960s 0.0014 tonnes per person -0.0299 tonnes per person 0.0314 tonnes per person Maldives
1970s 0.0003 tonnes per person 0.0179 tonnes per person 0.0177 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0001 tonnes per person 0.0299 tonnes per person 0.0298 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0 tonnes per person 0.0706 tonnes per person 0.0706 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0005 tonnes per person 0.0135 tonnes per person 0.013 tonnes per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0001 tonnes per person -0.0132 tonnes per person 0.0134 tonnes per person Maldives
2020s 0 tonnes per person -0.0009 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?
Maldives, at 0.0001 tonnes per person against 0 tonnes per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
0.0001 tonnes per person, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Maldives ranks 120th and United Arab Emirates ranks 122nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.