Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.1548 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.1548 for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.2826 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.047, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.047 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0481 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0495 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0553 | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1101 | +99.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1198 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1129 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0928 | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0977 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0919 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.162 | +76.4% |
| 2001 | 0.149 | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1684 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1272 | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1536 | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1603 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1584 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1552 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.155 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1741 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1746 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1742 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2144 | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2253 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2826 | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.197 | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2022 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1751 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1391 | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1422 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1689 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1709 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1599 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1527 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1548 | +1.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1548 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.1548 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1175, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +99.3% | 0.0553 | 0.1101 |
| 2000 | +76.4% | 0.0919 | 0.162 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0825 | 0.047 | 0.1198 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1563 | 0.1272 | 0.1741 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1927 | 0.1391 | 0.2826 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1615 | 0.1527 | 0.1709 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More climate change data for Maldives
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 207,727 kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives was 0.1548 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2826 in 2014.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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