Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Maldives
Maldives: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Maldives, 1972–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Maldives is 4.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,068.4% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -15.9%, in 1993.
Maldives ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | -15.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | -13.7% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | -2.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -15.8% | 19.0% | 5 |
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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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Maldives?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Maldives was 4.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.9% in 1993.
- How does Maldives rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Maldives ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.