Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives
Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 33.66 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives stood at 33.66 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives peaked at 33.66 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,664 tonnes, in 1971.
Maldives ranks 171st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 34,376 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 99,331 tonnes | 9 |
| 1980s | 416,329 tonnes | 143,299 tonnes | 795,601 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 million tonnes | 964,145 tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.51 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | 9.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.33 million tonnes | 10.79 million tonnes | 23.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.20 million tonnes | 24.93 million tonnes | 33.66 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives was 33.66 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 33.66 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,664 tonnes in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.