Barbados vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Barbados
64.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
33.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
170th
Maldives rank
171st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 64.11 million tonnes against 33.66 million tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 30.45 million tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.9 times Maldives's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 170th and Maldives ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.65 million tonnes | 34,376 tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 15.17 million tonnes | 416,329 tonnes | 14.76 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 25.12 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 23.13 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 37.73 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | 31.22 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 52.25 million tonnes | 16.33 million tonnes | 35.92 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 61.61 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 32.41 million tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Barbados or Maldives?
- Barbados, at 64.11 million tonnes against 33.66 million tonnes in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Barbados and Maldives?
- 30.45 million tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 170th and Maldives ranks 171st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.