Brunei vs Maldives: Emissions of air pollutants

Brunei
11,077 tonnes
in 2022
Maldives
12,723 tonnes
in 2022
Brunei rank
174th
Maldives rank
172nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Brunei
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 12,723 tonnes against 11,077 tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 1,646 tonnes.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 24 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Maldives Difference Ahead
1750s 1.61 tonnes 0.3546 tonnes 1.26 tonnes Brunei
1760s 1.64 tonnes 0.3605 tonnes 1.27 tonnes Brunei
1770s 1.66 tonnes 0.3665 tonnes 1.29 tonnes Brunei
1780s 1.69 tonnes 0.3725 tonnes 1.31 tonnes Brunei
1790s 1.71 tonnes 0.3785 tonnes 1.33 tonnes Brunei
1800s 1.75 tonnes 0.3846 tonnes 1.36 tonnes Brunei
1810s 1.84 tonnes 0.3966 tonnes 1.45 tonnes Brunei
1820s 2.02 tonnes 0.4162 tonnes 1.6 tonnes Brunei
1830s 2.2 tonnes 0.4366 tonnes 1.77 tonnes Brunei
1840s 2.41 tonnes 0.4579 tonnes 1.95 tonnes Brunei
1850s 2.69 tonnes 0.5519 tonnes 2.14 tonnes Brunei
1860s 3.09 tonnes 0.7802 tonnes 2.31 tonnes Brunei
1870s 3.61 tonnes 1.1 tonnes 2.5 tonnes Brunei
1880s 4.03 tonnes 1.56 tonnes 2.47 tonnes Brunei
1890s 5.15 tonnes 2.07 tonnes 3.08 tonnes Brunei
1900s 7.96 tonnes 9.39 tonnes 1.43 tonnes Maldives
1910s 12.86 tonnes 28.7 tonnes 15.84 tonnes Maldives
1920s 22.21 tonnes 57.96 tonnes 35.74 tonnes Maldives
1930s 629.78 tonnes 101.72 tonnes 528.07 tonnes Brunei
1940s 1,705 tonnes 166.79 tonnes 1,538 tonnes Brunei
1950s 3,070 tonnes 249.82 tonnes 2,820 tonnes Brunei
1960s 3,392 tonnes 350.89 tonnes 3,041 tonnes Brunei
1970s 3,943 tonnes 482.96 tonnes 3,460 tonnes Brunei
1980s 10,877 tonnes 1,231 tonnes 9,646 tonnes Brunei
1990s 20,579 tonnes 4,321 tonnes 16,258 tonnes Brunei
2000s 21,491 tonnes 10,397 tonnes 11,094 tonnes Brunei
2010s 16,438 tonnes 12,589 tonnes 3,850 tonnes Brunei
2020s 11,562 tonnes 12,528 tonnes 965.23 tonnes Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Brunei or Maldives?
Maldives, at 12,723 tonnes against 11,077 tonnes in Brunei as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Brunei and Maldives?
1,646 tonnes, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
Brunei ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 172nd 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 Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
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

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