Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Maldives
Maldives: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Maldives is 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Maldives peaked at 687.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2001 and was at its lowest, 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2022.
That places Maldives 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 663.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 636.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 687.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 647.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 629.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 666.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 615.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 621.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 48 Turks and Caicos Islands 629.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 49 Guinea-Bissau 625 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 50 Chad 621.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 52 American Samoa 611.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 608.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 54 Guam 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Maldives
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 33.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.37 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Maldives?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Maldives was 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 687.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2001.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Maldives ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.