Eritrea vs Maldives: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Eritrea
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eritrea rank
162nd
Maldives rank
160th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Eritrea
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea, a difference of 252,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 162nd and Maldives ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 17 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 59,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 64,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1870s | 72,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1880s | 81,249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1890s | 91,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1900s | 108,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 141,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 187,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 244,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 315,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 384,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 375,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 477,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 601,899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 757,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 655,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 743,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Eritrea or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Eritrea and Maldives?
- 252,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Maldives rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd 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.