Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Maldives

Maldives: Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.202 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.202 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
6th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.202 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0028 kt per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Maldives, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.006 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.062 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.059 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.06 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.092 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.105 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.101 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.104 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.094 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.109 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.126 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.121 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.134 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.145 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.148 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.167 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.135 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.188 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.195 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.202 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.202 kt per square kilometre for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Maldives peaked at 0.202 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 kt per square kilometre, in 1991.

Maldives ranks 6th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0029 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0028 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
1992 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +14.9%
1993 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +12.6%
1994 0.0039 kt per square kilometre +6.1%
1995 0.0043 kt per square kilometre +11.4%
1996 0.0047 kt per square kilometre +8.6%
1997 0.0056 kt per square kilometre +18.3%
1998 0.0059 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1999 0.007 kt per square kilometre +18.6%
2000 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +18.5%
2001 0.0095 kt per square kilometre +14.9%
2002 0.01 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
2003 0.01 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2004 0.0566 kt per square kilometre +464.5%
2005 0.0619 kt per square kilometre +9.3%
2006 0.0594 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
2007 0.0602 kt per square kilometre +1.4%
2008 0.092 kt per square kilometre +52.6%
2009 0.1046 kt per square kilometre +13.7%
2010 0.1009 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
2011 0.1043 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2012 0.0939 kt per square kilometre -10.0%
2013 0.1091 kt per square kilometre +16.2%
2014 0.1264 kt per square kilometre +15.8%
2015 0.1209 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
2016 0.1338 kt per square kilometre +10.7%
2017 0.1446 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
2018 0.1482 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2019 0.1667 kt per square kilometre +12.5%
2020 0.135 kt per square kilometre -19.0%
2021 0.1881 kt per square kilometre +39.4%
2022 0.1954 kt per square kilometre +3.9%
2023 0.202 kt per square kilometre +3.4%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.202 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 kt per square kilometre, 18.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.202 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0202 kt per square kilometre, 10.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +464.5% 0.01 kt per square kilometre 0.0566 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0473 kt per square kilometre 0.0083 kt per square kilometre 0.1046 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.1249 kt per square kilometre 0.0939 kt per square kilometre 0.1667 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1801 kt per square kilometre 0.135 kt per square kilometre 0.202 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 3 Gibraltar 0.7977 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 4 Aruba 0.2778 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 5 Malta 0.2072 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 7 Kuwait 0.129 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 8 Qatar 0.121 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 9 Palestine 0.117 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Maldives?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Maldives was 0.202 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.202 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 kt per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Maldives rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Maldives ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.