Gambia vs Maldives: Greenhouse gas emissions

Gambia
2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia rank
165th
Maldives rank
166th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Gambia
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Maldives, a difference of 399,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 165th and Maldives ranks 166th of 199 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Maldives Difference Ahead
1850s 249,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 246,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1860s 250,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 248,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1870s 327,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 324,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1880s 339,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 336,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1890s 289,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 285,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1900s 250,326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 246,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1910s 250,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 246,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1920s 545,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 539,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1930s 622,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 616,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1940s 607,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 598,713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1950s 829,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 820,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1960s 937,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 927,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1970s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1980s 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 102,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1990s 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 305,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2000s 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 744,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2010s 3.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2020s 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 661,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Gambia or Maldives?
Gambia, at 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Gambia and Maldives?
399,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Maldives?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Maldives rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Gambia ranks 165th and Maldives ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.