Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita was 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.59 t CO2eq/cap for agrifood systems — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.26 t CO2eq/cap, in 1994.
That places Maldives 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.279 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.371 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.466 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More climate change data for Maldives
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0033 kt (2050)
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Maldives?
- Agrifood systems — emissions per capita in Maldives was 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 1994.
- How does Maldives rank for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
- Maldives ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.