Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.1548 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1548
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
67th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2826
in 2014
All-time low
0.047
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Maldives
- Share co2 vs population 0.0047 (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 529,676 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 225,145 (2025)
- Urban population 42.5% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 4.37 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 33.65 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 4.37 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 4.37 (2024)
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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