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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,664 tonnes | — |
| 1972 | 7,328 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 10,992 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1974 | 14,656 tonnes | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 22,131 tonnes | +51.0% |
| 1976 | 33,232 tonnes | +50.2% |
| 1977 | 48,035 tonnes | +44.5% |
| 1978 | 70,019 tonnes | +45.8% |
| 1979 | 99,331 tonnes | +41.9% |
| 1980 | 143,299 tonnes | +44.3% |
| 1981 | 190,931 tonnes | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 238,600 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 289,896 tonnes | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 348,520 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1985 | 414,508 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1986 | 495,153 tonnes | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 575,761 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 671,025 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 795,601 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 964,145 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 1.35 million tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 1.54 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 1.74 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 1.99 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 2.28 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 2.61 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 2.91 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 3.33 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 3.78 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 4.24 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 4.83 million tonnes | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 5.34 million tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 6.01 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 6.61 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 7.35 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 8.13 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 8.97 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 9.85 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 10.79 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 11.77 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 12.88 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 13.98 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 15.30 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 16.58 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 18.01 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 19.52 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 21.26 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 23.25 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 24.93 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 26.93 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 29.15 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 31.35 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 33.66 million tonnes | +7.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 33.66 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.16 billion tonnes, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 33.66 million tonnes is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.94 billion tonnes, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +100.0% | 3,664 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes |
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 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 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.