Bahrain vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Bahrain
9,746 tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
8,830 tonnes
in 2024
Bahrain rank
173rd
Maldives rank
174th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Bahrain
- Maldives
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 9,746 tonnes against 8,830 tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 916 tonnes.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Maldives ahead.
Bahrain ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 174th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 403.04 tonnes | 403.04 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 934.32 tonnes | 934.32 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 1,099 tonnes | 1,099 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 1,301 tonnes | 1,301 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 1,850 tonnes | 1,850 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 2,327 tonnes | 2,327 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1910s | 164.88 tonnes | 2,693 tonnes | 2,528 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1920s | 531.28 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 2,327 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1930s | 897.68 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 1,960 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1940s | 1,374 tonnes | 3,462 tonnes | 2,088 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1950s | 2,187 tonnes | 4,261 tonnes | 2,074 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1960s | 7,812 tonnes | 5,712 tonnes | 2,099 tonnes | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 6,035 tonnes | 6,170 tonnes | 135.57 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1980s | 5,752 tonnes | 6,474 tonnes | 721.81 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1990s | 7,335 tonnes | 6,522 tonnes | 813.41 tonnes | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 8,797 tonnes | 7,302 tonnes | 1,495 tonnes | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 9,391 tonnes | 8,563 tonnes | 828.06 tonnes | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 9,673 tonnes | 8,764 tonnes | 908.67 tonnes | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bahrain or Maldives?
- Bahrain, at 9,746 tonnes against 8,830 tonnes in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bahrain and Maldives?
- 916 tonnes, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Bahrain ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 174th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.