Djibouti vs Maldives: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Djibouti
2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Djibouti rank
167th
Maldives rank
166th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Djibouti
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Djibouti, a difference of 423,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 167th and Maldives ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 17 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 33,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1860s | 45,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1870s | 51,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1880s | 54,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1890s | 52,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1900s | 57,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1910s | 61,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1920s | 69,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1930s | 76,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1940s | 114,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1950s | 180,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 284,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 612,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 585,581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 956,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 879,727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 307,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Djibouti or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Djibouti and Maldives?
- 423,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Maldives rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Djibouti ranks 167th and Maldives ranks 166th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.