Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives
Maldives: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2003.
Maldives ranks 122nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 119 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 120 Monaco 0.0% compare
- 120 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 122 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 124 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 124 Kiribati 0.0% compare
- 124 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 124 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 124 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 124 Niue 0.0% compare
- 124 Palau 0.0% compare
- 124 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 124 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
- 124 Vatican 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Maldives ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.