Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Maldives
Maldives: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases was 0.0673 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Maldives is 0.0673 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 178.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Maldives peaked at 0.0673 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Maldives 23rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +89.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0162 kt per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0225 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0242 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0372 kt per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 kt per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0498 kt per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0558 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0615 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0669 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0669 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0673 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0673 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0036 kt per square kilometre, 18.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0673 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0103 kt per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -76.9% | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +89.5% | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0332 kt per square kilometre | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | 0.0558 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0656 kt per square kilometre | 0.0615 kt per square kilometre | 0.0673 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 20 San Marino 0.0748 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 British Virgin Islands 0.0722 kt per square kilometre compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 0.0716 kt per square kilometre compare
- 24 Italy 0.0515 kt per square kilometre compare
- 25 Thailand 0.0486 kt per square kilometre compare
- 26 Belgium 0.0434 kt per square kilometre compare
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 food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Maldives?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Maldives was 0.0673 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0673 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.4%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 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
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (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.