Bhutan vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Bhutan
29.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
33.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
173rd
Maldives rank
171st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 33.65 million tonnes against 29.80 million tonnes in Bhutan, a difference of 3.86 million tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,869 tonnes | 34,197 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1980s | 512,175 tonnes | 415,864 tonnes | 96,311 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 2.34 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 353,963 tonnes | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 6.34 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | 170,367 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15.49 million tonnes | 16.33 million tonnes | 845,266 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2020s | 26.58 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 33.65 million tonnes against 29.80 million tonnes in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 3.86 million tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Bhutan ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.