Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Maldives
Maldives: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Maldives, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Maldives is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Maldives peaked at 4.1% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 151st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 6 |
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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 change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Maldives?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Maldives was 0.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1966.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Maldives ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.