Fiji vs Maldives: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Fiji
1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Fiji rank
163rd
Maldives rank
160th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Fiji
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji, a difference of 542,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 163rd and Maldives ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 17 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22,132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1860s | 24,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1870s | 27,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1880s | 30,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1890s | 34,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1900s | 37,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1910s | 40,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1920s | 42,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1930s | 45,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1940s | 55,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1950s | 246,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 237,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1960s | 451,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 441,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1970s | 843,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1980s | 949,126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 846,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 1990s | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2000s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 743,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2010s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Fiji |
| 2020s | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 431,994 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, Fiji or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Fiji and Maldives?
- 542,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Maldives rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Fiji ranks 163rd 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.