Bhutan vs Maldives: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bhutan
2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bhutan rank
161st
Maldives rank
160th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan, a difference of 16,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Maldives ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 202,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 222,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 246,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 274,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 333,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 437,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 433,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 473,498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 469,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 469,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 434,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 448,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 439,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 349,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 183,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 150,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 299,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 699,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393,829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 743,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 322,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 592,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 16,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Maldives ranks 160th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.