Macao vs Maldives: Nitrous oxide emissions
Macao
60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao rank
170th
Maldives rank
171st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Macao
- Maldives
How they compare
Macao currently reports 60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Maldives, a difference of 382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 170th and Maldives ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 375.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1860s | 409.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 249.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1870s | 455.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1880s | 511.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1890s | 567.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1900s | 638.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 337.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1910s | 720.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1920s | 806.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 406.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1930s | 910.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1940s | 1,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 532.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1950s | 1,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 906.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1960s | 2,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1970s | 6,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1980s | 12,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 1990s | 34,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2000s | 43,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2010s | 48,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
| 2020s | 57,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 787.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Macao or Maldives?
- Macao, at 60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Macao and Maldives?
- 382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Maldives rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Macao ranks 170th 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 Nitrous oxide emissions. 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.