Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0504 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Maldives is 0.0504 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0504 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 31st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +85.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0219 kt per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0222 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0316 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0361 kt per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0311 kt per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0325 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0491 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0504 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0504 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 kt per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0504 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0352 kt per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +85.6% | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +40.0% | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +37.4% | 0.016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0219 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0129 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | 0.0233 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0327 kt per square kilometre | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0482 kt per square kilometre | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | 0.0504 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0504 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0504 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.