Maldives vs Venezuela: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Maldives
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
76th
Venezuela rank
78th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Maldives
- Venezuela
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Maldives ranks 76th and Venezuela ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0.0564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.0917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0786 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 Venezuela?
- Maldives, at 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Maldives and Venezuela?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Venezuela rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Maldives ranks 76th and Venezuela ranks 78th 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.