Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Equatorial Guinea
51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
173rd
Maldives rank
171st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 8,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 17 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 2,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 2,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 3,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 3,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 4,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 4,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1920s | 6,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1930s | 6,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 11,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 16,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 906.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 17,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 19,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 25,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 32,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 48,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 54,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 51,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Equatorial Guinea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 8,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Maldives rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.