Maldives vs Uzbekistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Maldives
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uzbekistan
4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
76th
Uzbekistan rank
79th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Maldives
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Maldives ranks 76th and Uzbekistan ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1860s | 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1870s | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1880s | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1890s | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1940s | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1950s | 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Maldives |
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 Uzbekistan?
- Maldives, at 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uzbekistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Maldives and Uzbekistan?
- 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Uzbekistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Maldives ranks 76th and Uzbekistan ranks 79th 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.