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
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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

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,904 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.