Maldives vs Niue: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Maldives
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
103rd
Niue rank
105th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Maldives
- Niue
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Maldives ranks 103rd and Niue ranks 105th of 198 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 1960s | 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 1970s | 0.1851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 1980s | 0.5322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 2010s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 2020s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Maldives or Niue?
- Maldives, at 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Maldives and Niue?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Niue?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Niue rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Maldives ranks 103rd and Niue ranks 105th of 198 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.