Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0001 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
120th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0141 tonnes per person
in 1962
All-time low
-0.0001 tonnes per person
in 2003
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives stood at 0.0001 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0141 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.0001 tonnes per person, in 2003.
That places Maldives 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -50.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1862 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1871 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1874 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1875 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1877 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1878 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1879 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1880 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1881 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +99.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -50.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +99.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -50.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1921 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1941 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -66.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +194.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +46.6% |
| 1960 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1977 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | -0.0001 tonnes per person | -119.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -2067.4% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -87.9% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2015 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | — |
| 2016 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -67.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +190.2% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2022 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 2023 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0001 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0001 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1565 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2067.4% | -0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person |
| 1954 | +194.4% | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | +190.2% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | -119.7% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.0001 tonnes per person |
| 1870 | -100.0% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1890 | +99.1% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 117 India 0.0052 tonnes per person compare
- 118 Yemen 0.005 tonnes per person compare
- 119 Kuwait 0.002 tonnes per person compare
- 121 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 0 tonnes per person compare
- 123 Cook Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Nauru 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Niue 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Palau 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person
- 123 Tuvalu 0 tonnes per person
More climate change data for Maldives
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 207,727 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0033 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Maldives was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0001 tonnes per person in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Maldives ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.