Eswatini vs Maldives: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Eswatini
1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eswatini rank
169th
Maldives rank
166th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Eswatini
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini, a difference of 915,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 169th and Maldives ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 17 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 224,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1860s | 280,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 374,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 372,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 380,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 377,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 461,632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 458,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 679,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 675,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 843,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 839,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 724,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 717,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 214,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617,914 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, Eswatini or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Eswatini and Maldives?
- 915,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Maldives rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Eswatini ranks 169th 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.