Fiji vs Maldives: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region

Fiji
4,853 tonnes
in 2022
Maldives
4,956 tonnes
in 2022
Fiji rank
164th
Maldives rank
163rd

Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time

  • Fiji
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 4,956 tonnes against 4,853 tonnes in Fiji, a difference of 103 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 164th and Maldives ranks 163rd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 27 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Maldives Difference Ahead
1750s 4.97 tonnes 0.0071 tonnes 4.96 tonnes Fiji
1760s 5.22 tonnes 0.0072 tonnes 5.21 tonnes Fiji
1770s 5.48 tonnes 0.0073 tonnes 5.48 tonnes Fiji
1780s 5.76 tonnes 0.0074 tonnes 5.75 tonnes Fiji
1790s 6.04 tonnes 0.0075 tonnes 6.03 tonnes Fiji
1800s 6.33 tonnes 0.0077 tonnes 6.33 tonnes Fiji
1810s 6.65 tonnes 0.0079 tonnes 6.64 tonnes Fiji
1820s 6.98 tonnes 0.0083 tonnes 6.97 tonnes Fiji
1830s 7.32 tonnes 0.0087 tonnes 7.31 tonnes Fiji
1840s 7.67 tonnes 0.0091 tonnes 7.66 tonnes Fiji
1850s 9.24 tonnes 0.011 tonnes 9.23 tonnes Fiji
1860s 12.57 tonnes 0.0156 tonnes 12.55 tonnes Fiji
1870s 16.41 tonnes 0.022 tonnes 16.39 tonnes Fiji
1880s 23.73 tonnes 0.0312 tonnes 23.7 tonnes Fiji
1890s 31.68 tonnes 0.0413 tonnes 31.63 tonnes Fiji
1900s 37.75 tonnes 0.6719 tonnes 37.08 tonnes Fiji
1910s 44.28 tonnes 2.36 tonnes 41.92 tonnes Fiji
1920s 40.95 tonnes 4.92 tonnes 36.03 tonnes Fiji
1930s 39.57 tonnes 8.76 tonnes 30.8 tonnes Fiji
1940s 32.06 tonnes 14.46 tonnes 17.59 tonnes Fiji
1950s 1,164 tonnes 21.73 tonnes 1,142 tonnes Fiji
1960s 1,989 tonnes 30.54 tonnes 1,958 tonnes Fiji
1970s 6,074 tonnes 100.86 tonnes 5,973 tonnes Fiji
1980s 4,513 tonnes 426.14 tonnes 4,087 tonnes Fiji
1990s 4,903 tonnes 1,392 tonnes 3,511 tonnes Fiji
2000s 6,988 tonnes 4,308 tonnes 2,681 tonnes Fiji
2010s 5,369 tonnes 5,186 tonnes 183.07 tonnes Fiji
2020s 4,724 tonnes 4,887 tonnes 163.55 tonnes Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Fiji or Maldives?
Maldives, at 4,956 tonnes against 4,853 tonnes in Fiji as of 2022.
What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Fiji and Maldives?
103 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Fiji and Maldives rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
Fiji ranks 164th and Maldives ranks 163rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.