Maldives vs Tuvalu: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Maldives
0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Maldives rank
182nd
Tuvalu rank
179th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Maldives
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Maldives, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 182nd and Tuvalu ranks 179th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0019 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.003 tonnes per US$ of GDP Maldives
2000s 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP Maldives
2010s 0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2020s 0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Maldives or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Maldives and Tuvalu?
0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tuvalu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Tuvalu rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Maldives ranks 182nd and Tuvalu ranks 179th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.