Maldives vs United Kingdom: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Maldives
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
76th
United Kingdom rank
74th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Maldives
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

Across all 175 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 76th and United Kingdom ranks 74th of 198 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1860s 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1870s 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1880s 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1890s 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1900s 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1910s 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1920s 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1930s 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1940s 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1950s 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1960s 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1970s 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1980s 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
1990s 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
2000s 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
2010s 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom
2020s 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Maldives or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Maldives and United Kingdom?
0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Kingdom?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Maldives and United Kingdom rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Maldives ranks 76th and United Kingdom ranks 74th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
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, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.