Azerbaijan vs Maldives: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Azerbaijan
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
76th
Maldives rank
75th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 75th of 197 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 0.5108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 0.7567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 0.5576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Azerbaijan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Azerbaijan and Maldives?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Maldives rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 75th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.