Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives
Maldives: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 8,830 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative 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 tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives is 8,830 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives peaked at 8,830 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.28 tonnes, in 1850.
Maldives ranks 174th of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 403.04 tonnes | 73.28 tonnes | 732.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 934.32 tonnes | 769.44 tonnes | 1,099 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,099 tonnes | 1,099 tonnes | 1,099 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,301 tonnes | 1,136 tonnes | 1,466 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,850 tonnes | 1,539 tonnes | 2,125 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2,327 tonnes | 2,162 tonnes | 2,492 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,693 tonnes | 2,528 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,858 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,858 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 2,858 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3,462 tonnes | 2,968 tonnes | 3,957 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 4,261 tonnes | 3,994 tonnes | 4,617 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 5,712 tonnes | 4,617 tonnes | 6,009 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,170 tonnes | 6,009 tonnes | 6,412 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,474 tonnes | 6,412 tonnes | 6,522 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,522 tonnes | 6,522 tonnes | 6,522 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,302 tonnes | 6,522 tonnes | 8,134 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,563 tonnes | 8,427 tonnes | 8,720 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,764 tonnes | 8,720 tonnes | 8,830 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 171 Mauritius 290,922 tonnes compare
- 172 San Marino 128,533 tonnes compare
- 173 Bahrain 9,746 tonnes compare
- 175 Monaco 8,281 tonnes compare
- 176 Cook Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Kiribati 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Nauru 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Niue 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Palau 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Seychelles 0 tonnes compare
- 176 Tuvalu 0 tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Maldives was 8,830 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8,830 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.28 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Maldives rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.