Maldives vs Niue: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Maldives
4.37 tonnes per person
in 2024
Niue
4.14 tonnes per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
80th
Niue rank
82nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Maldives
- Niue
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.37 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Niue, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Niue's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niue ahead.
Maldives ranks 80th and Niue ranks 82nd of 213 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0729 tonnes per person | 0.8612 tonnes per person | 0.7883 tonnes per person | Niue |
| 1980s | 0.3601 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.9004 tonnes per person | Niue |
| 1990s | 0.9889 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | Niue |
| 2000s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 0.5962 tonnes per person | Niue |
| 2010s | 3.13 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | 0.3346 tonnes per person | Niue |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | 0.0182 tonnes per person | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Maldives or Niue?
- Maldives, at 4.37 tonnes per person against 4.14 tonnes per person in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Maldives and Niue?
- 0.23 tonnes per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Niue?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Niue rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Maldives ranks 80th and Niue ranks 82nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.