British Virgin Islands vs Maldives: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
British Virgin Islands
0.114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives
0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
179th
Maldives rank
178th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 82 shared years of data; in 1871 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 178th of 201 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1880s | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1890s | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1900s | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1910s | 0.0647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1920s | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1940s | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1950s | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 0.2864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0.1165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, British Virgin Islands or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between British Virgin Islands and Maldives?
- 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Maldives?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Maldives rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 179th and Maldives ranks 178th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.