Maldives vs Monaco: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Maldives
8,830 tonnes
in 2024
Monaco
8,281 tonnes
in 2024
Maldives rank
174th
Monaco rank
175th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Maldives
- Monaco
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8,830 tonnes against 8,281 tonnes in Monaco, a difference of 549 tonnes.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Monaco's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Monaco ahead.
Maldives ranks 174th and Monaco ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 12 and Monaco in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 403.04 tonnes | 1,594 tonnes | 1,191 tonnes | Monaco |
| 1860s | 934.32 tonnes | 3,268 tonnes | 2,334 tonnes | Monaco |
| 1870s | 1,099 tonnes | 3,935 tonnes | 2,836 tonnes | Monaco |
| 1880s | 1,301 tonnes | 4,283 tonnes | 2,982 tonnes | Monaco |
| 1890s | 1,850 tonnes | 4,096 tonnes | 2,246 tonnes | Monaco |
| 1900s | 2,327 tonnes | 3,173 tonnes | 846.38 tonnes | Monaco |
| 1910s | 2,693 tonnes | 2,275 tonnes | 417.7 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1920s | 2,858 tonnes | 978.29 tonnes | 1,880 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1930s | 2,858 tonnes | 348.08 tonnes | 2,510 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1940s | 3,462 tonnes | -54.96 tonnes | 3,517 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1950s | 4,261 tonnes | 267.47 tonnes | 3,994 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1960s | 5,712 tonnes | 1,887 tonnes | 3,825 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1970s | 6,170 tonnes | 2,656 tonnes | 3,514 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1980s | 6,474 tonnes | 2,920 tonnes | 3,554 tonnes | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6,522 tonnes | 3,994 tonnes | 2,528 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2000s | 7,302 tonnes | 5,067 tonnes | 2,235 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2010s | 8,563 tonnes | 7,050 tonnes | 1,513 tonnes | Maldives |
| 2020s | 8,764 tonnes | 8,061 tonnes | 703.49 tonnes | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Maldives or Monaco?
- Maldives, at 8,830 tonnes against 8,281 tonnes in Monaco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Maldives and Monaco?
- 549 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Monaco?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Monaco rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Maldives ranks 174th and Monaco ranks 175th 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.