Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual
Maldives
4.75 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.38 % change on previous year
in 2024
Maldives rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.75 % change on previous year against 2.38 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.37 % change on previous year.
That makes Maldives's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 203 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.63 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1980s | 13.88 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 1990s | 15.78 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 13.26 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2000s | 12.74 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 11.01 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.73 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.8 % change on previous year | 0.9687 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Maldives, at 4.75 % change on previous year against 2.38 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.37 % change on previous year, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), annual?
- Maldives ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.