Maldives vs Vanuatu: Methane emissions

Maldives
170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
331,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives rank
172nd
Vanuatu rank
170th

Methane emissions over time

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  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 331,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Maldives, a difference of 161,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.9 times Maldives's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 172nd and Vanuatu ranks 170th of 199 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1850s 2,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 78,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 76,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1860s 2,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1870s 2,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 82,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1880s 2,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 88,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1890s 3,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 89,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1900s 3,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1910s 3,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 98,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 94,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1920s 5,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 100,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1930s 6,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 101,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1940s 8,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 83,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1950s 8,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 88,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1960s 8,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 135,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 127,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1970s 14,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 224,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 209,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1980s 28,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 252,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 224,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
1990s 41,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 339,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 297,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
2000s 70,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 371,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 300,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
2010s 119,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 389,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 269,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu
2020s 160,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 328,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 167,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Maldives or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 331,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 170,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Maldives and Vanuatu?
161,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for methane emissions?
Maldives ranks 172nd and Vanuatu ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.