emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.3022 tonnes per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Maldives, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Maldives is 0.3022 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.4703 tonnes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 tonnes per person, in 1987.
Maldives ranks 4th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.02 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0181 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0188 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0211 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1869 tonnes per person | +789.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2358 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2783 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3557 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3195 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4703 tonnes per person | +47.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4565 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4465 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4304 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4169 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4012 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3858 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3904 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3784 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3689 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3546 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3415 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3332 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3253 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3146 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3071 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3022 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.3022 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 9.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.3022 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0835 tonnes per person, 3.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +789.2% | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.1869 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | +47.2% | 0.3195 tonnes per person | 0.4703 tonnes per person |
| 2004 | +27.8% | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 0.3557 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +26.2% | 0.1869 tonnes per person | 0.2358 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 0.0319 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0189 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3201 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.4703 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3696 tonnes per person | 0.3253 tonnes per person | 0.4169 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.308 tonnes per person | 0.3022 tonnes per person | 0.3146 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Maldives?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Maldives was 0.3022 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4703 tonnes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 tonnes per person in 1987.
- How does Maldives rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.