Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita was 0.0167 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Maldives stood at 0.0167 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0623 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0167 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0494 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0623 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0608 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0574 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.055 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0534 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0518 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0503 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0473 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0432 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.043 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.04 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0389 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.037 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.036 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.029 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.026 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.02 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0167 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 110.35 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0167 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 52.32 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +26.2% | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 0.0623 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 tonnes per person | 0.0494 tonnes per person | 0.0623 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0438 tonnes per person | 0.04 tonnes per person | 0.0488 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 0.0389 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0259 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 0.0251 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0204 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 171 Monaco 0.2144 tonnes per person compare
- 172 Germany 0.1358 tonnes per person compare
- 173 United Arab Emirates 0.1127 tonnes per person compare
- 175 Bahrain 0.0061 tonnes per person compare
- 176 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person
- 176 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person
- 176 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person
- 176 Nauru 0 tonnes per person
- 176 Palau 0 tonnes per person
- 176 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person
- 176 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Maldives?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita in Maldives was 0.0167 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0623 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.