Benin vs Maldives: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Benin
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives
0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Benin rank
173rd
Maldives rank
171st
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Benin
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.06 terawatt-hours against 0.04 terawatt-hours in Benin, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 214 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.024 terawatt-hours | 0.054 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Benin or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.06 terawatt-hours against 0.04 terawatt-hours in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Benin and Maldives?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Maldives rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Benin ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 171st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.