Maldives vs Vanuatu: Nitrous oxide emissions
Maldives
60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Vanuatu
87,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives rank
171st
Vanuatu rank
168th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 87,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Maldives, a difference of 26,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Maldives's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 171st and Vanuatu ranks 168th of 201 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 | 148.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 159.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 193.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 243.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 264.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 300.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 350.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 399.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 443.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 617.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 906.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 1,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 2,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 10,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 21,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 42,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 56,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 87,366 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 Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 26,806 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Maldives ranks 171st and Vanuatu ranks 168th 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.