Maldives vs Mauritius: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Maldives
8,830 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius
290,922 tonnes
in 2024
Maldives rank
174th
Mauritius rank
171st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Maldives
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 290,922 tonnes against 8,830 tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 282,092 tonnes.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 32.9 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Maldives ranks 174th and Mauritius ranks 171st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 13 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 403.04 tonnes | 86,368 tonnes | 85,965 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 934.32 tonnes | 125,569 tonnes | 124,635 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 1,099 tonnes | 97,455 tonnes | 96,356 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 1,301 tonnes | 26,828 tonnes | 25,527 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 1,850 tonnes | -38,758 tonnes | 40,608 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1900s | 2,327 tonnes | -139,049 tonnes | 141,376 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1910s | 2,693 tonnes | -293,890 tonnes | 296,583 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1920s | 2,858 tonnes | -499,084 tonnes | 501,942 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1930s | 2,858 tonnes | -1.12 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 1940s | 3,462 tonnes | -2.50 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 1950s | 4,261 tonnes | -3.32 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 1960s | 5,712 tonnes | -3.95 million tonnes | 3.96 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 1970s | 6,170 tonnes | -4.32 million tonnes | 4.33 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 1980s | 6,474 tonnes | -4.19 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6,522 tonnes | -4.27 million tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 2000s | 7,302 tonnes | -2.98 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | Maldives |
| 2010s | 8,563 tonnes | -787,328 tonnes | 795,891 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2020s | 8,764 tonnes | 328,148 tonnes | 319,384 tonnes | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Maldives or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 290,922 tonnes against 8,830 tonnes in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Maldives and Mauritius?
- 282,092 tonnes, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Mauritius rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Maldives ranks 174th and Mauritius ranks 171st 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.