Greenland vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Greenland
33.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
33.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Greenland rank
167th
Maldives rank
165th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Greenland
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 33.65 million tonnes against 33.02 million tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 634,700 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 167th and Maldives ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.82 million tonnes | 34,197 tonnes | 5.79 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1980s | 10.44 million tonnes | 415,864 tonnes | 10.03 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1990s | 15.61 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 13.62 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2000s | 21.68 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | 15.17 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2010s | 27.71 million tonnes | 16.33 million tonnes | 11.38 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2020s | 31.81 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Greenland or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 33.65 million tonnes against 33.02 million tonnes in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Greenland and Maldives?
- 634,700 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Greenland ranks 167th and Maldives ranks 165th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.