Malawi vs Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Malawi
40.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
33.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
162nd
Maldives rank
165th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Malawi
- Maldives
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 40.98 million tonnes against 33.65 million tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 7.32 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 162nd and Maldives ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.95 million tonnes | 34,197 tonnes | 4.92 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 9.08 million tonnes | 415,864 tonnes | 8.67 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 14.48 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 12.50 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 21.17 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | 14.66 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 29.21 million tonnes | 16.33 million tonnes | 12.88 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 38.12 million tonnes | 29.20 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malawi or Maldives?
- Malawi, at 40.98 million tonnes against 33.65 million tonnes in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malawi and Maldives?
- 7.32 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malawi ranks 162nd 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.